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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 409-438 |
| Number of pages | 30 |
| Journal | Empirical economics |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Early online date | 8 Feb 2021 |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2022 |
Abstract
We examine the factors affecting livestock production by using a two-part fixed effects model and assess the contribution of livestock production in reducing income inequality by using the Gini decomposition method. We use panel household data from four rural surveys in three provinces of Vietnam. Our results show that (1) livestock production can bring either positive or negative income; (2) positive livestock income contributes about 11% to annual household income, but this figure is only 7% if negative livestock income is included; (3) positive livestock income reduces rural income inequality by about 3.3%, but this figure becomes 1.2% if negative livestock income is included. We suggest that enhancing access to credits, promoting rural education and road conditions, and empowering rural households to better cope with demographic shocks reduce negative livestock income and consequently improve income equality. In addition, priorities should be given to the development of large livestock.
Keywords
- Gini decomposition, Income inequality, Livestock income, Panel data, Two-part fixed effects model
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- Statistics and Probability
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- Mathematics (miscellaneous)
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- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
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In: Empirical economics, Vol. 62, No. 2, 02.2022, p. 409-438.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Livestock production and income inequality in rural Vietnam
AU - Do, Truong Lam
AU - Nguyen, Trung Thanh
AU - Grote, Ulrike
N1 - Funding Information: We thank the farmers in Vietnam for their support and cooperation. Support from the German Research Foundation (DFG, funding No. DFG—FOR 756/1 & 2) and our colleagues at the Leibniz University Hannover for data collection within the research Project “Thailand-Vietnam Socioeconomic Panel ( www.tvsep.de )” is highly appreciated. The constructive comments and suggestions from the associate editor, from the coordinating editor, and from two anonymous reviewers are greatly acknowledged.
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - We examine the factors affecting livestock production by using a two-part fixed effects model and assess the contribution of livestock production in reducing income inequality by using the Gini decomposition method. We use panel household data from four rural surveys in three provinces of Vietnam. Our results show that (1) livestock production can bring either positive or negative income; (2) positive livestock income contributes about 11% to annual household income, but this figure is only 7% if negative livestock income is included; (3) positive livestock income reduces rural income inequality by about 3.3%, but this figure becomes 1.2% if negative livestock income is included. We suggest that enhancing access to credits, promoting rural education and road conditions, and empowering rural households to better cope with demographic shocks reduce negative livestock income and consequently improve income equality. In addition, priorities should be given to the development of large livestock.
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KW - Gini decomposition
KW - Income inequality
KW - Livestock income
KW - Panel data
KW - Two-part fixed effects model
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DO - 10.1007/s00181-021-02022-6
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VL - 62
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JO - Empirical economics
JF - Empirical economics
SN - 0377-7332
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