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Table 15 The effect of RLCL on employment outcomes of women

From: Land tenure policy and off-farm employment in rural China

Dependent variable

Employment

Farm

Off-farm

Wage employment

Self-employment

Land security × year08

0.052*** (0.019)

− 0.019 (0.026)

0.071*** (0.025)

0.048** (0.024)

0.010 (0.014)

Land security × year95

0.001 (0.012)

0.005 (0.014)

− 0.004 (0.012)

− 0.005 (0.011)

− 0.003 (0.006)

Land security

− 0.007 (0.008)

− 0.009 (0.01)

0.002 (0.009)

0.005 (0.009)

0.000 (0.005)

Year08

− 0.108 (0.118)

− 0.073 (0.153)

− 0.035 (0.122)

− 0.027 (0.114)

0.013 (0.054)

Year95

− 0.014 (0.011)

0.058*** (0.013)

− 0.072*** (0.011)

− 0.044*** (0.01)

− 0.008 (0.005)

Age

0.059*** (0.001)

0.052*** (0.002)

0.006*** (0.001)

0.004*** (0.001)

0.004*** (0.000)

Age squared

− 0.001*** (0.000)

− 0.001*** (0.000)

0.000*** (0.000)

0.000*** (0.000)

0.000*** (0.000)

Education level

− 0.006*** (0.001)

− 0.010*** (0.001)

0.004*** (0.001)

0.004*** (0.001)

0.001* (0.000)

Married

− 0.019** (0.008)

0.084*** (0.009)

− 0.103*** (0.008)

− 0.118*** (0.008)

0.009*** (0.004)

Log land

0.014*** (0.003)

0.048*** (0.004)

− 0.033*** (0.004)

− 0.019*** (0.004)

− 0.017*** (0.002)

Log asset

− 0.001 (0.002)

0.000 (0.002)

− 0.002 (0.002)

− 0.012*** (0.002)

0.013*** (0.001)

Girls aged 6 or younger

0.023*** (0.005)

0.041*** (0.007)

− 0.017*** (0.006)

− 0.015** (0.006)

− 0.006* (0.003)

Boys aged 6 or younger

0.012** (0.005)

0.032*** (0.007)

− 0.020 (0.006)

− 0.020*** (0.005)

− 0.005* (0.003)

Boys aged 7–14

− 0.011*** (0.004)

− 0.011** (0.005)

0.000 (0.004)

− 0.003 (0.004)

0.004* (0.002)

Girls aged 7–14

− 0.011*** (0.004)

− 0.012** (0.005)

0.001 (0.004)

0.001 (0.004)

− 0.001 (0.002)

Women aged 15–25

−0 .001 (0.003)

− 0.010*** (0.004)

0.009*** (0.003)

0.006** (0.003)

0.004** (0.002)

Men aged 15–25

0.004 (0.003)

− 0.003 (0.004)

0.007* (0.004)

0.005 (0.003)

0.003 (0.002)

Women aged 26–39

− 0.056*** (0.006)

− 0.084*** (0.008)

0.028*** (0.006)

0.027*** (0.006)

0.007** (0.003)

Men aged 26–39

− 0.007 (0.005)

− 0.004 (0.007)

− 0.003 (0.006)

− 0.002 (0.005)

0.005* (0.003)

Women aged 40–50

− 0.061*** (0.007)

− 0.126*** (0.009)

0.065*** (0.008)

0.066*** (0.007)

0.002 (0.004)

Men aged 40–50

− 0.021*** (0.006)

− 0.013 (0.009)

− 0.008 (0.007)

− 0.002 (0.007)

− 0.002 (0.004)

Women aged 51–69

− 0.031*** (0.006)

− 0.123*** (0.009)

0.092*** (0.008)

0.090*** (0.007)

0.011*** (0.004)

Men aged 51–69

0.030*** (0.006)

0.018** (0.009)

0.012* (0.007)

0.017** (0.007)

− 0.001 (0.003)

Women aged 70 over

− 0.004 (0.007)

− 0.013 (0.009)

0.009 (0.008)

0.006 (0.008)

0.001 (0.004)

Men aged 70 over

− 0.014* (0.009)

− 0.014 (0.011)

0.000 (0.009)

0.000 (0.009)

0.001 (0.005)

Log per capita income

− 0.013* (0.006)

− 0.016** (0.008)

0.003 (0.007)

− 0.002 (0.006)

0.003 (0.003)

Log consumption_level

0.185 (0.215)

0.005 (0.275)

0.179 (0.218)

0.227 (0.205)

− 0.034 (0.095)

R 2

0.19

0.31

0.27

0.26

0.09

No. of obs.

28,813

  1. Notes: (.) indicates standard error; significant at the 1% (***), 5% (**), and 10% (*) levels. Each regression result be showed with 2002 and 2008 data by using both types of definitions of treatment. Source: The following data sources, if not specifically stated, are from CHIP