How important are locational characteristics for rural non-agricultural employment? Lessons from Brazil

World Development

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 727-741

  Jonasson, Erik ^a,b   Helfand, Steven M ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b OECD   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Economic geography; Latin America; Rural non agricultural employment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LABOR; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; LOCAL ECONOMY; TRANSACTION COST;

BRAZIL; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 77949652526     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2009.11.020     Document Type: Article

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