RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Fishing and Nonfishing Income Decisions: The Role of Human Capital and Family Structure JF Land Economics JO Land Econ FD University of Wisconsin Press SP 114 OP 136 DO 10.3368/le.94.1.114 VO 94 IS 1 A1 Shaikh M.S.U. Eskander A1 Edward B. Barbier A1 Benjamin Gilbert YR 2018 UL http://le.uwpress.org/content/94/1/114.abstract AB Resource-dependent households often diversify their income. We model demand for remittances and supply of off-resource labor as a joint decision, and discuss household trade-offs. We extend the off-farm labor supply literature to a rural fishery, contrasting our results to common findings in the farm literature and providing empirical evidence of the interdependence between education and family structure in determining income diversification. Using a unique dataset from Malaysia, we find that more-educated households are less likely to diversify their income, with caveats depending on family composition. Policy implications for resource management in a remittance economy with alternative livelihoods are discussed. (JEL Q22)