Job Choice of Three Generations in Rural Laos
利用罕见个体数据，研究老挝农村三代人的职业选择，发现教育影响非农工资工作，但非海外工作，且第三代女性更可能移民，反映农村就业短缺。
Using a rare individual-level data set, this article explores the role of education and farmland on the choice of job of three generations of household members in rural Laos. While the first (G1) and the second (G2) generations are mainly engaged in farming, the youngest generation (G3) is engaged in nonfarm wage and overseas work. Education matters in nonfarm wage work, but not necessarily in overseas work. The female members of G3 are more likely to migrate. Our findings imply a shortage of jobs in rural Laos, pushing the less educated and the females to cross the border to Thailand.