Abstract
This article examines the incidence of and reasons for multiple-job holding in the context of rural communities where multiple-job holding is viewed as an important means of promoting community sustainability. Drawing upon a unique data set of a relatively homogeneous population living in an isolated area on the west coast of Scotland, where employment opportunities are limited, dual-job holding is investigated within the fisheries and aquaculture occupations. Evidence is found that the hours constraints motive for multiple-job holding better explains multiple-job-holding behavior among employed rural workers in aquaculture than among self-employed fishermen, and that educational attainment has a positive impact on the incidence of multiple-job holding.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 291-301 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Agricultural Economics |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - May 2006 |
Keywords
- multiple-job holding
- sustainability of rural communities
- OFF-FARM LABOR
- INCOME
- WORK
- ECONOMICS
- DYNAMICS
- MOBILITY
- MARKETS