Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Drivers of Rural Non-farm Sector Employment in India, 19832019 Subject The topic of the resource India; Job analysis; rural and regional economics; urban; youth work Description An account of the resource Using the national-level employment and unemployment surveys (NSS and PLFS) and the macro-level data for the period 20052019, this article explores the trends and recent growth patterns of rural non-farm sector employment in India. It also examines the micro-level factors determining individuals preference towards non-farm sector jobs and the macro-level factors responsible for the growth of non-farm sector employment in rural India. The main findings of the study suggest that although rural non-farm sector employment is rising in absolute terms, its growth rate has slackened in recent years. While the level of education and skill training, market wage rates and socio-cultural setups are among the key micro-level factors determining farmnon-farm employment choices of rural folks, at the macro-level, the growth of investment in capital goods, the number of factories, investment in infrastructure development and the growth of the manufacturing sector are crucial for the growth of non-farm sector jobs in India. Based on these findings, it is argued that the improvement of human capabilities through increased investment in education and skill, and the growth of non-farm sector employment through the development of rural infrastructure and industrialization measures, are necessary to sustain the structural transformation and to harness the demographic dividend in India. JEL Codes: J01, J21, J43, J64 2024 Research and Information System for Developing Countries &amp; Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pattayat S.S.; Parida J.K. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived South Asia Economic Journal, Vol-25, No. 1, pp. 45-73. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2024-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/13915614231221649" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1177/13915614231221649</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85186572797&amp;doi=10.1177%2F13915614231221649&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=3aa8ceb98d55a4e59e025973f20dd9c9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85186572797&amp;doi=10.1177%2f13915614231221649&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=3aa8ceb98d55a4e59e025973f20dd9c9</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 13915614 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pattayat S.S., Department of Economics, Christ University (YPR), Karnataka, Bangalore, India; Parida J.K., School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, Telangana, India