Regional Heterogeneity in the Effects of Rural Labor-Force Aging on Farmland Transfer Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies

Xiaohan Yu; Jing Zhang

doi:10.47297/wspdecWSP2515-797313.20261006

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Regional Heterogeneity in the Effects of Rural Labor-Force Aging on Farmland Transfer Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies

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Regional Heterogeneity in the Effects of Rural Labor-Force Aging on Farmland Transfer Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies
Regional Heterogeneity in the Effects of Rural Labor-Force Aging on Farmland Transfer Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies
Huai'an University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223001, China
Vol. 10, Issue 6, Pages: 79-84(2026)
Published：30 June 2026
DOI：10.47297/wspdecWSP2515-797313.20261006
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Yu Xiaohan,Zhang Jing.Regional Heterogeneity in the Effects of Rural Labor-Force Aging on Farmland Transfer Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies[J].Development Economics of China,2026,10(06):79-84.
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Yu Xiaohan,Zhang Jing.Regional Heterogeneity in the Effects of Rural Labor-Force Aging on Farmland Transfer Evidence from the China Family Panel Studies[J].Development Economics of China,2026,10(06):79-84. DOI： 10.47297/wspdecWSP2515-797313.20261006.

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Using five waves of China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) data for 2014-2022

this study examines the association between rural labor-force aging and farmland transfer with logit models and subgroup analyses. Aging is positively associated with land transfer-out and negatively associated with land transfer-in. The estimates vary by grain-production status

geographical region

agricultural region type

and economic development level. The transfer-out coefficient is largest in major grain-producing areas

eastern China

dry farming areas

and high-development regions. The negative transfer-in coefficient is largest in major grain-consuming areas

eastern China

dry farming areas

and high-development regions. The results support region-specific land-market services and stronger rural social security.

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