This article uses Chinese Social Survey(CSS)data to empirically analyze the impact and mechanism of non-agricultural employment instability on farmers'income.The results indicate that,overall,non-agricultural employment instability negatively impacts the farmers'income.The allocation of labor resources plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between non-agricultural employment instability and farmers'income,specifically,the instability of non-agricultural employment reduces farmers'income by reducing the allocation of pure non-agricultural labor.The perception of employment equity has a negative moderating effect on the impact of non-agricultural employment instability on the pure non-agricultural allocation of labor resources.The instability of non-agricultural employment significantly negatively impacts the income of farmers during the initial,stable,upbringing,and support periods,and the degree of impact weakens in sequence,while the impact on the income of farmers during the burden period and empty nest period is not significant.The instability of non-agricultural employment has a significant negative impact on the income of farmers in the eastern and western regions,but the impact on the income of farmers in the central region is not significant.Therefore,it is recommended to reduce the instability of non-agricultural employment of rural labor by improving the employment environment,enhancing the employability of rural labor and strengthening the precise transmission of employment information,give full play to the positive role of formal and informal systems to enhance the perception of fairness of rural labor employment.Based on the characteristics of farmers and the level of regional industrial economy,formulate appropriate policies to guide farmers to reasonably allocate labor resources and promote farmers'income growth.
non-agricultural employment instabilityfarmers'incomeallocation of labor resourcesperceived employment equity