Intergenerational Occupational Mobility in Rural Economy: Evidence from Nepal and Vietnam

Autor/inn/en	Emran, M. Shahe; Shilpi, Forhad
Titel	Intergenerational Occupational Mobility in Rural Economy: Evidence from Nepal and Vietnam
Quelle	In: Journal of Human Resources, 46 (2011) 2, S. 427-458 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-166X
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Foreign Countries; Generational Differences; Occupational Mobility; Agricultural Occupations; Employment; Gender Differences; Career Choice; Parent Influence; Cultural Influences; Comparative Analysis; Nepal; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Berufliche Mobilität; Agriculture; Occupation; Landwirtschaft; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Dienstverhältnis; Geschlechterkonflikt; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss
Abstract	This paper presents evidence on intergenerational occupational mobility from agriculture to the nonfarm sector using survey data from Nepal and Vietnam. In the absence of credible instruments, the degree of selection on observables is used as a guide to the degree of selection on unobservables, a la Altonji et al. (2005) to address the unobserved genetic correlations. The results show that intergenerational occupational mobility is lower among women in both countries, and is lower in Nepal compared with Vietnam. In the case of Nepal, strong evidence favors a causal role played by the mother's nonfarm participation in the daughter's occupation choice, possibly because of cultural inheritance in a traditional society. (Contains 8 tables and 39 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10