Labor Off-Farm Employment and Farmers’ Cooking Clean Energy Use: Evidence from Rural China
(Motivation) With the transfer of labor force and the continuous improvement of household income, the household energy consumption structure is also changing. (Gaps) However, few studies have explored the correlations between labor off-farm employment (LOE) and farmers’ cooking clean energy (CCE) co...
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| author | Wenfeng Zhou Chen Qing Shili Guo Jia He Xin Deng Jiahao Song Dingde Xu |
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| description | (Motivation) With the transfer of labor force and the continuous improvement of household income, the household energy consumption structure is also changing. (Gaps) However, few studies have explored the correlations between labor off-farm employment (LOE) and farmers’ cooking clean energy (CCE) consumption. (Methodologies) Using survey data of 8198 farmers in 27 provinces from China’s labor dynamic survey in 2016, the IV-Probit model was used to analyze the impact of LOE on CCE use, and the mediation effect model was used to examine the specific mechanism of action between them. (Results) The results found that: (1) LOE accounted for about 39%, and farmers’ utilization rate of CCE accounted for 40%. (2) LOE has significantly promoted the use of CCE by farmers, and this action mechanism is mainly realized through three paths, that is, per capita annual cash income, social relationship network, and family population structure. (3) The heterogeneity analysis results showed that the head of the household having a university education or above, the family being located in rural areas and mountainous areas, and LOE will have a greater positive impact on the farmers’ CCE use. (Policy) From the micro perspective of LOE, this study can deepen our understanding of LOE and CCE use decisions, and then provide a reference for the rational allocation of labor resources and farmers’ CCE-related policy formulation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d15b334f4f454e11bf3e8d418ce23d3e2023-11-30T22:37:07ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722022-07-0112797210.3390/agriculture12070972Labor Off-Farm Employment and Farmers’ Cooking Clean Energy Use: Evidence from Rural ChinaWenfeng Zhou0Chen Qing1Shili Guo2Jia He3Xin Deng4Jiahao Song5Dingde Xu6College of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaCollege of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaSchool of Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu 610074, ChinaCollege of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaCollege of Economics, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaCollege of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, ChinaCollege of Management, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China(Motivation) With the transfer of labor force and the continuous improvement of household income, the household energy consumption structure is also changing. (Gaps) However, few studies have explored the correlations between labor off-farm employment (LOE) and farmers’ cooking clean energy (CCE) consumption. (Methodologies) Using survey data of 8198 farmers in 27 provinces from China’s labor dynamic survey in 2016, the IV-Probit model was used to analyze the impact of LOE on CCE use, and the mediation effect model was used to examine the specific mechanism of action between them. (Results) The results found that: (1) LOE accounted for about 39%, and farmers’ utilization rate of CCE accounted for 40%. (2) LOE has significantly promoted the use of CCE by farmers, and this action mechanism is mainly realized through three paths, that is, per capita annual cash income, social relationship network, and family population structure. (3) The heterogeneity analysis results showed that the head of the household having a university education or above, the family being located in rural areas and mountainous areas, and LOE will have a greater positive impact on the farmers’ CCE use. (Policy) From the micro perspective of LOE, this study can deepen our understanding of LOE and CCE use decisions, and then provide a reference for the rational allocation of labor resources and farmers’ CCE-related policy formulation.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/12/7/972labor off-farm employment (LOE)cooking clean energy (CCE)rural areasChina |
| spellingShingle | Wenfeng Zhou Chen Qing Shili Guo Jia He Xin Deng Jiahao Song Dingde Xu Labor Off-Farm Employment and Farmers’ Cooking Clean Energy Use: Evidence from Rural China Agriculture labor off-farm employment (LOE) cooking clean energy (CCE) rural areas China |
| title | Labor Off-Farm Employment and Farmers’ Cooking Clean Energy Use: Evidence from Rural China |
| title_full | Labor Off-Farm Employment and Farmers’ Cooking Clean Energy Use: Evidence from Rural China |
| title_fullStr | Labor Off-Farm Employment and Farmers’ Cooking Clean Energy Use: Evidence from Rural China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Labor Off-Farm Employment and Farmers’ Cooking Clean Energy Use: Evidence from Rural China |
| title_short | Labor Off-Farm Employment and Farmers’ Cooking Clean Energy Use: Evidence from Rural China |
| title_sort | labor off farm employment and farmers cooking clean energy use evidence from rural china |
| topic | labor off-farm employment (LOE) cooking clean energy (CCE) rural areas China |
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