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Opportunities and constraints in agriculture: A gendered analysis of cocoa production in Southern Cameroon

Kumase, Wokia-azi N.; Bisseleua, Herve; Klasen, Stephan - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2010

In this paper we examine gender differences in cocoa production in Cameroon using a survey of about 1000 cocoa … producers in Southern Cameroon. We find that women farmers have access to land (of similar size to men), but through different … women farmers are a reality in Cameroon that need equal access to inputs and technologies, and support. If given equal …

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Farmer participation in supermarket channels and technical efficiency: The case of vegetable production in Kenya

Rao, Elizaphan J.O.; Qaim, Matin - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2009

Supermarkets and high-value exports are currently gaining ground in the agri-food systems of many developing countries. While recent research has analyzed income effects in the small farm sector, impacts on farming efficiency have hardly been studied. Using a survey of Kenyan vegetable growers...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008476254

Endogenous Institutional Change and Economic Development: A Micro-Level Analysis of Transmission Channels

Grimm, Michael; Klasen, Stephan - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2009

There is a well-known debate about the role of institutions in explaining the long-term development of countries. We believe there is value-added to consider the institutions hypothesis at the micro level within a country to analyze the exact transmission channels linking endogenous...

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Affluence and emission trade-offs: evidence from Indonesian household carbon footprint

Irfany, M. Iqbal - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2014

The objectives of this study are to analyze the household carbon footprint pattern in Indonesia and to analyze the determinants of the growing carbon footprint in this emerging economy. To measure the household emissions, we combine national input-output, emission database to generate sectoral...

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Are the economic benefits of Bt cotton sustainable? Evidence from Indian panel data

Kathage, Jonas; Qaim, Matin - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2011

While several studies have shown that genetically modified Bt cotton can benefit smallholder farmers economically, the sustainability of these effects is still unclear and debated controversially between biotechnology proponents and critics. We use unique panel data of 533 cotton farmers,...

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Livestock as an Imperfect Buffer Stock in Poorly Integrated Markets

Lange, Simon; Reimers, Malte - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2014

Livestock holdings in rural areas of the West African Semi-arid Tropics (WASAT) are often substantial yet there is little evidence for precautionary saving in the form of livestock out of transitory income. The present paper re-visits farm households’ ability to smooth consumption ex post via...

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Cash Crop Choice and Income Dynamics in Rural Areas: Evidence for Post-Crisis Indonesia

Klasen, Stephan; Priebe, Jan; Rudolf, Robert - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2010

In this paper we investigate the factors affecting income levels, income growth, and poverty reduction in rural Indonesia following the crisis of 1997/98. We particu- larly investigate the relative roles of non-farm incomes, productivity improvements achieved via changes in crops versus...

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Productive efficiency of specialty and conventional coffee farmers in Costa Rica: Accounting for technological heterogeneity and self-selection

Wollni, Meike; Brümmer, Bernhard - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2009

A steep decline in coffee prices at the producer level led to considerable pressure for farmers in Costa Rica and producer countries all over the world. One possible reaction was moving to specialty markets, where price pressure was perceived to be lower. We use original survey data from 2002/03...

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What about the Women? Female Headship, Poverty and Vulnerability in Thailand and Vietnam

Klasen, Stephan; Lechtenfeld, Tobias; Povel, Felix - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2011

This paper investigates whether heterogeneous subgroups of female-headed households are worse off than traditional households headed by men. We analyze the determinants of consumption, shock exposure and vulnerability to poverty. Using unique panel data of over 4000 rural households from...

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Perceived Vulnerability to Downside Risk

Povel, Felix - Courant Research Centre PEG - 2010

In this paper we propose an approach to vulnerability called perceived vulnerability to downside risk. We argue that the other concepts of vulnerability, though partially adhering to the focus axiom, do not exclusively consider downside risks in their measures. The reason for this is that most...

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