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The impact of technical change on rural labor markets in the Philippines /

By: Bautista, Ernesto D.
Series: Vol. 20 No. 1 First Sem 1993.Description: p. 31-56.Subject(s): Labor markets, rural | Labor markets, rural - Philippines | PIDS JPD 1993Online resources: Click here to access online In: Journal of Philippine DevelopmentSummary: Analysis of micro-level data confirms the effects of differential technical change on both the demand and the supply side of rural labor markets. Technical change affects to a certain extent rural migration. However, due to the inability of nonagricultural sector to absorb the increasing labor force, agriculture sector will continue to provide employment opportunities.
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Analysis of micro-level data confirms the effects of differential technical change on both the demand and the supply side of rural labor markets. Technical change affects to a certain extent rural migration. However, due to the inability of nonagricultural sector to absorb the increasing labor force, agriculture sector will continue to provide employment opportunities.

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