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Land allocation in subsistence economies and intra-familial time-use decisions
Classical household theory predicts that adolescents facing a developed labour market should invest in formal education. In contrast, it is obvious that adolescents in subsistence economies should choose learning-by-doing approaches to working on the family farm. However, it is unclear what determin...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 51-2014) |
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| Autoren: | , , |
| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Philipps-Universität Marburg
2014
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| Zusammenfassung: | Classical household theory predicts that adolescents facing a developed labour market should invest in formal education. In contrast, it is obvious that adolescents in subsistence economies should choose learning-by-doing approaches to working on the family farm. However, it is unclear what determines optimal education choices among societies in transition from subsistence to labour-market integration. While education is generally the basic condition to enter the labour market, access to land represents an important asset in subsistence farming. This paper argues that intra-household time use and education { that is, time spent learning outside the family farm { is influenced by the way land is transferred from one generation to the next. We use a dichotomous approach assuming that land is either transferred by bequest or by a formal land board. These two methods represent the extremes of a scale that considers personal relations and reliance on certified abilities as the basis for land allocation. This paper provides a theoretical analysis of how anticipated bequests and asset transfers from other sources influence trade-offs between work on the family farm and other time-use options. We discuss the effects using a case study from the Okavango. |
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| Umfang: | 41 Seiten |
| ISSN: | 1867-3678 |
| DOI: | 10.17192/es2024.0351 |