How Does the Burden of Support and Care Affect Farmers' Behavior of Transferring Their Farmland out: An Empirical Study Based on Data from the China Land Economy Survey (CLES)
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How Does the Burden of Support and Care Affect Farmers' Behavior of Transferring Their Farmland out: An Empirical Study Based on Data from the China Land Economy Survey (CLES)
CHEN Liang1, LI Gujie2, ZHENG Jiancheng1, LUO Jianchao1
1. School of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China; 2. School of Agriculture and Rural Development, Henan University of Economics and Law, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Abstract Based on the data of China Land Economic Survey(CLES) in 2022,this paper uses Tobit, mediating effect and moderating effect models to empirically test the effect and mechanism of the burden of support and care on farmers' behavior of transferring their farmland out. The results show that the burden of support and care can inhibit the behavior of farmers transferring their agricultural land. Among them, the negative impact of the burden of support and care on the behavior of farmers transferring their agricultural land is relatively significant, while the impact of the burden of upbringing is not significant. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that the burden of support and care has a more significant inhibitory effect on the land transfer behavior of farmers with low income, large-scale operation, no transfer rent and no signed contract. The test for mediation effects reveal that the burden of supporting elderly family members and raising children hinders farmers' decisions to transfer out their farmland by reducing household savings, suppressing the extent of off-farm employment and shortening the distance of such employment. The moderating effect test shows that credit availability plays a positive moderating role in the impact of the burden of support on farmers' behavior of transferring farmland out. The formal credit availability can alleviate the negative impact of the burden of support on farmers' behavior of transferring farmland out, while the moderating effect of informal credit availability is not significant. The policy implications of the above findings are as follows: Efforts should be made to promote the transfer of farmland by farmers by increasing fiscal investment in rural social security, innovating financial credit products and services, developing county-level economies and village collective industries and promoting the market-oriented transformation of farmland circulation.
CHEN Liang,LI Gujie,ZHENG Jiancheng et al. How Does the Burden of Support and Care Affect Farmers' Behavior of Transferring Their Farmland out: An Empirical Study Based on Data from the China Land Economy Survey (CLES). Economic Survey, 2025, 42(6): 045.
2025, Vol. 42 
