The Returns to Participation in the Nonfarm Sector in Rural Rwanda
In this paper, we investigate the differences in outcomes (earnings and consumption) between individuals (households) who participate in the non-farm sector and those who do not. We use propensity score matching methods, where we create appropriate comparison groups of individuals and households. First we find that non-farm self-employed individuals in rural Rwanda have significantly higher earnings than farm workers and non-farm formal employees. Second, we show that the benefits to non-farm self-employment are much higher among the non-poor than among the poor. Third, we show that diversified households, those with a farm and a non-farm enterprise, are less likely to be poor. Finally, farm households who do not participate in the market have significantly lower consumption levels than households that do. However, the benefits to market participation appear to matter less for the poor than for the non-poor. We find little difference in expenditures between market participants and non-market participants, for comparable households in the bottom 40% of the expenditure distribution.
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, D.C.
2004-12
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| Subjects: | ADULTS, BANKS, BARRIERS TO ENTRY, CIVIL SERVANTS, COMMUNITIES, DEMOGRAPHICS, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, EDUCATION, EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS, EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE, EMPLOYMENT, ENDOWMENTS, EXPENDITURES, FARMS, FOOD SECURITY, HEALTH, HOUSEHOLDS, HOUSING, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, INCOME, INSURANCE, LABOR FORCE, LIVING CONDITIONS, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MOTHERS, MOTIVATION, OCCUPATIONS, PARENTS, POLICY RESEARCH, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC SECTOR, REFUGEES, RURAL AREAS, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SAVINGS, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL ISSUES, SOCIAL NETWORKS, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL STATUS, UNEMPLOYMENT, WAGES, WIDOWS, WORKERS, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/12/5623757/returns-participation-non-farm-sector-rural-rwanda https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14316 |
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