Effects of Ecological Compensation Policy Differences on Farmers'Employment and Income
The propose of this study is to investigate the effects of different ecological compensation policies on farmer's employment and income,to evaluate and reveal the effectiveness of the implementation of different ecological compensation policies and provide scientific reference for improving ecological compensation policy and farmer's welfare.The research methods include the endogenous switching regression(ESR)and endogenous switching probit(ESP)models.The research results show that 1)the level of human capital has a significant impact on farmer's participation in hematopoietic ecological compensation policy;the age and education levels of farmers and the number of household labor force have a positive effect on farmer's participation in hematopoietic ecological compensation policy,while the quantity of durable goods for household production,the area and quality of cultivated land,and the distance from the township center have a negative effect on farmers'participation in hematopoietic ecological compensation policy.2)Compared to the"blood transfusion"ecological compensation approach,the total income of farmers participating in hematopoietic ecological compensation policy decreases by 4.2%,while the probability of off-farm employment obviously increases by 26.4%.3)The hematopoietic ecological compensation policy has no significant impact on the resource dependent income of farmers,but has a significant positive impact on the development opportunity income of middle and low-income farmers.In conclusion,the government should continue to improve the hematopoietic ecological compensation policy,and establish a diversified and comprehensive hematopoietic ecological compensation mechanism,which is conducive to expand the employment and income increasing channels for farmers by improving their human capital levels.In this regard,the dual goals of ecological protection and farmers'vitality transformation can be achieved,and the effectiveness and sustainability of ecological compensation policy can be ensured.
ecological compensation policyfarmer's incomeoff-farm employmentendogenous switching modelXin'an river basin