...-in after it expires (WTR). Design/methodology/approach This study provides empirical evidence on the relationship between farmers' use of SAAs and land transfer choice, using a field survey data of 752 rural farm households in 2020 from Sichuan province of China. The endogenous switching models...

...Zheng Shen; Derek S. Brown; Kang Yu Purpose Off-farm employment is an important factor associated with fertility transition in many developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of female off-farm employment on their fertility desire in rural China. Design...

...Qiran Zhao; Stephan Brosig; Renfu Luo; Linxiu Zhang; Ai Yue; Scott Rozelle Purpose The need for a universal rural pension system has been heightened by demographic changes in rural China, including the rapid aging of the nation’s rural population and a dramatic decline in fertility. In response...

...Shi Li; Tsun Se Cheong Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study convergence and income mobility of China’s rural households. Design/methodology/approach The data of rural household income per capita are employed to compute the transitional dynamics in the rural sector. The analyses...