Jobs Off the Farm: Wealth, Human Capital, and Social Group in Rural Eastern India
研究印度东部农村家庭财富、人力资本和社会群体对职业选择和收入的影响，发现财富和人力资本促进高回报工作，低种姓工人更依赖个人网络从事临时低薪工作。
This study examines the effects of wealth, human capital, and social group on the occupational choice and income of farm households, to gain an understanding of the mechanism underlying the recently increasing income diversification in rural eastern India. The results show that wealth and human capital have a positive impact on the choice of high-return jobs, and low caste workers are more likely to work in casual, low-paying jobs, partly due to their dependence on personal networks in finding jobs. Notably, no clear evidence of association between social group and income is found.