abstract: 'This paper investigates the factors influencing poverty transitions

  among rural households. There is a higher likelihood for the poor rural

  household in escaping poverty and lower likelihood for non-poor

  households to fall into poverty over time, with the increase in average

  completed years of education and mean labor hours supplied by female

  members in the household. However, the contribution of female labor

  supply and education toward changes in poverty risks is low due to the

  low-wage cycle prevalent among women. Further, higher maximum

  educational attainment of households and a higher level of assets

  ensures a higher probability of escaping poverty and a lower probability

  of falling into poverty over time. However, there is a higher likelihood

  for a non-poor household to enter poverty over time and a lower

  likelihood for a poor household in escaping poverty over time with an

  increase in dependency ratio and household size. Efforts need to be made

  to transform a woman''s role from an ``income buffering{''''} to an

  ``income generation{''''} role. Women''s economic participation and

  empowerment are powerful tools for poverty reduction at the household

  level.'
affiliation: 'Sebastian, N (Corresponding Author), Univ Newcastle UON, Econ, 6 Temasek
  Blvd,10-02-03,Suntec Tower 4, Singapore 038986, Singapore.

  Sebastian, Nancy, Univ Newcastle UON, Econ, 6 Temasek Blvd,10-02-03,Suntec Tower
  4, Singapore 038986, Singapore.'
author: Sebastian, Nancy
author-email: sebastiannancy@gmail.com
author_list:
- family: Sebastian
  given: Nancy
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1007/s41027-020-00242-5
eissn: 0019-5308
files: []
issn: 0971-7927
journal: INDIAN JOURNAL OF LABOUR ECONOMICS
keywords: 'Poverty transition; Female; Labor supply; Rural; India; Panel; J220;

  R23; J16; I32'
keywords-plus: GENDER INEQUALITY; EMPLOYMENT; EDUCATION; GROWTH
language: English
month: SEP
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '39'
pages: 719-740
papis_id: 7753a19847494917f9f9cf83908156b9
ref: Sebastian2020entryescape
times-cited: '0'
title: 'Entry into and Escape from Poverty: The Role of Female Labor Supply in Rural
  India'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000685513300007
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '1'
volume: '63'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Industrial Relations \& Labor
year: '2020'