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Using survey data from Central Kenya, I find that the difference in prices received by female compared to male … in the price gap drives a gender difference in the value added by traders. If women had the same characteristics as men … traditional role in local vegetable trade. Furthermore, I show that gender values of the traders can explain the price gap among …
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We analyze the gender price gap (GPG) in Central Kenyan vegetable markets. Exploiting differences in the combination of … the gender of the household head, the person controlling production, and the seller, we control for other gender related …
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Using survey data from Central Kenya, I find that the difference in prices received by female compared to male … in the price gap drives a gender difference in the value added by traders. If women had the same characteristics as men … traditional role in local vegetable trade. Furthermore, I show that gender values of the traders can explain the price gap among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011746402
Using detailed monthly panel data from rural India, this paper analyzes sectoral wage gaps for men and women. I document three important findings. First, there is clear evidence of sorting into sectors, with very large differences in worker human capital across the farm and non-farm sectors and...
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In this paper we examine gender differences in cocoa production in Cameroon using a survey of about 1000 cocoa …
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This paper analyses the implication of contract farming on gender inequalities in rural Mozambique. Contract farming is …-05) collected by the Mozambican Ministry of Agriculture among a nationally representative sample of rural households to explore … contracts' implications for gender equality, both across and within households. We look both at the participation of female …
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With the commercialization of agriculture, women are increasingly disadvantaged because of persistent gender … investigate the gender implications of recently established farmer groups. Traditionally, banana has been a women’s crop in Kenya … technology could potentially accelerate this trend. Here, we use survey data of small-scale banana producers in Kenya to …
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's awareness of gender equality can reduce inequality between boys and girls at the household level. We estimate these effects … that in households where women participate in children's education decisions and where women are aware of gender equality … of women's empowerment and to understanding of the mechanisms to achieve gender equality in education. …
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In this study we analyze the gender gap in agricultural productivity in Mozambique applying the Oaxaca …
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2016, there was an average gender pay gap of 30 percent in gross hourly earnings. If gender-specific differences in … experience explains the gender pay gap to almost a quarter according to the present study based on data from the Socio …-Economic Panel (Sozio-ökonomisches Panel, SOEP). In order to reduce the gender pay gap, measures are needed to counteract the large …
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