Roles of rural non-farm employment (RNFE) in India: Why RNFE, the conveyor of a shock like COVID 19 is also the key to recovery?
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- Saroj, Sunil & Pradhan, Mamata & Pradhan, Mamata & Roy, Devesh, 2021. "Roles of Rural Non-Farm Employment (RNFE) in India: Why RNFE, the Conveyor of a Shock like COVID 19 Is Also the Key to Recovery?," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315086, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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Rural non-farm employment; COVID 19; Periodic labor force surveys; Poverty; Vulnerable occupation;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- J40 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - General
- J46 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Informal Labor Market
- J43 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Agricultural Labor Markets
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