Wages and employment in non-farm agricultural activities: a livelihood strategy in Nicaragua.

Zuniga Gonzalez, Carlos Alberto and Jaramillo Villanueva, José Luis (2008): Wages and employment in non-farm agricultural activities: a livelihood strategy in Nicaragua. Published in: Global Journal of Management and Business Research , Vol. 12, No. 15 (23 July 2012): pp. 15-23.

Abstract

This article analyzes the indexes for nonfarm agricultural activities, which combine agricultural activities with both employment and wage. They were made with panel data of Living Measurement Standard Survey (1993, 1998, 2001 and 2005) and they were processed with econometric model as parametric technique (Binary dependent variable model). The indexes trend was explained by a combining between nonfarm and farming agricultural activities. In summary, as soon as the economic public policy makers apply preventive measure in the labour market, while the indexes for nonfarm agricultural activities are growing up. In fact, the small farmers use the first, second and third nonfarm employ as livelihood strategy for reducing the restrictive public policy. (Unemployment).

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Nonfarm agricultural activities, Parametric Technique, Unemployment, livelihood strategy.
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J0 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J0 - General > J08 - Labor Economics Policies; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration; M - Business Administration and Business Economics ; Marketing ; Accounting ; Personnel Economics > M1 - Business Administration > M11 - Production Management

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