abstract: 'Rural households in Cambodia derive income from various sources. On

  average, non-farm income accounts for more than 60 per cent of total

  household income. However, the average masks the substantial

  heterogeneity of non-farm employment. We account for this heterogeneity

  and find significant differences in non-farm participation and incomes

  across segments of the income distribution. The poor and the less

  well-educated participate less in the non-farm sector, and when they do

  work in the non-farm sector, they work in low-paid jobs and earn lower

  incomes. Accounting for endogeneity and sample selection issues, we

  conduct an empirical enquiry of the determinants of participation in

  non-farm activities and of non-farm incomes. As expected, we find that

  education plays a major role in accessing more remunerative non-farm

  employment. Interestingly, we do not find evidence that women, ethnic

  minorities, or the land-poor are disadvantaged in access to the non-farm

  sector. Geographical location plays a role in access to and income from

  non-farm employment, indicating the importance of local context.'
affiliation: 'Rahut, DB (Corresponding Author), S Asian Univ, New Delhi, India.

  Rahut, Dil Bahadur, S Asian Univ, New Delhi, India.

  Micevska Scharf, Maja, Univ Utrecht, Roosevelt Acad, NL-3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands.

  Micevska Scharf, Maja, Webster Univ, Leiden, Netherlands.'
author: Rahut, Dil Bahadur and Micevska Scharf, Maja
author_list:
- family: Rahut
  given: Dil Bahadur
- family: Micevska Scharf
  given: Maja
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8411.2012.01345.x
eissn: 1467-8411
files: []
issn: 0818-9935
journal: ASIAN-PACIFIC ECONOMIC LITERATURE
keywords-plus: 'LABOR ALLOCATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; DIVERSIFICATION; INEQUALITY;

  POVERTY; EDUCATION; MARKET; IMPACT'
language: English
month: NOV
number: '2'
number-of-cited-references: '39'
orcid-numbers: 'Micevska, Maja/0000-0001-7943-8504

  Rahut, Dil Bahadur/0000-0002-7505-5271'
pages: 54-71
papis_id: 9a7027dc072a6a9e4af1a19dc4619f77
ref: Rahut2012nonfarmemployment
researcherid-numbers: 'Rahut, Dil Bahadur/AAD-8370-2022

  '
times-cited: '14'
title: Non-farm employment and incomes in rural Cambodia
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000311403000004
usage-count-last-180-days: '1'
usage-count-since-2013: '31'
volume: '26'
web-of-science-categories: Economics
year: '2012'