TY - DATA T1 - Jobs Off the Farm: Wealth, Human Capital, and Social Group in Rural Eastern India PY - 2017/02/02 AU - Maki Nakajima AU - Keijiro Otsuka AU - Takashi Yamano UR - https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Jobs_Off_the_Farm_Wealth_Human_Capital_and_Social_Group_in_Rural_Eastern_India/4609273 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.4609273 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/7495522 KW - results show KW - Human Capital KW - income diversification KW - Rural Eastern India KW - high-return jobs KW - Social Group KW - choice KW - farm households KW - caste workers N2 - 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. ER -