The family household is one of the most funda-mental and enduring features of human society. Trad... more The family household is one of the most funda-mental and enduring features of human society. Traditionally, economists have treated the household as a single entity. Researchers only stepped across the "threshold" of the household and began to seriously examine ...
The maize green revolution, which increased maize yields through the use of improved varieties an... more The maize green revolution, which increased maize yields through the use of improved varieties and fertilizer, has stalled since the mid-eighties in Kenya. This paper examines whether the stagnation of yields continued in the 1990s in spite of the implementation of the maize liberalization ...
ABSTRACT Many key development outcomes depend on women's ability to negotiate favorable i... more ABSTRACT Many key development outcomes depend on women's ability to negotiate favorable intrahousehold allocations of resources. Yet it has been difficult to clearly identify which policies can increase women's bargaining power and result in better outcomes. This paper reviews both the analytical frameworks and the empirical evidence on the importance of women's bargaining power. It argues that there is sufficient evidence from rigorous studies to conclude that women's bargaining power does affect outcomes. But in many specific instances, the quantitative evidence cannot rigorously identify causality. In these cases, a combination of quantitative and qualitative evidence may suggest policy levers. Taken together, there are sufficient data in place to support a greatly expanded focus on intrahousehold outcomes and bargaining power. Additional data at the individual level will allow for further and more detailed research. A growing literature supports the current conventional wisdom -- namely, that the patterns of evidence suggest that women's education, incomes, and assets all are important aspects of women's bargaining power.
This paper represents work in progress and is circulated for discussion and comment. Views and op... more This paper represents work in progress and is circulated for discussion and comment. Views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors, and do not represent official positions or endorsement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the ...
Page 1. Twenty-Five Years of Research on Women Farmers in Africa: E conomics P rogram P aper 9 9 ... more Page 1. Twenty-Five Years of Research on Women Farmers in Africa: E conomics P rogram P aper 9 9 - 0 2 Lessons and Implications for Agricultural Research Institutions with an Annotated Bibliography Cheryl R. Doss Page 2. 61 ...
Using detailed residential housing and wetland location data, we determine relative preferences f... more Using detailed residential housing and wetland location data, we determine relative preferences for proximity to four broad classes of wetlands, as expressed through housing values. Implicit prices for proximity to open-water and scrub-shrub wetlands are relatively higher than those for emergent-vegetation and forested wetlands.
This study explores the shocks experienced by households and the coping strategies employed by th... more This study explores the shocks experienced by households and the coping strategies employed by them. Women and men, living in the same household may not always experience shocks or be impacted by them in the same way. The coping strategies employed depend on the nature of the shock, who experiences the shock and the resources that are available to respond to the shock. Women and men do not always have access to the same pool of resources and may therefore employ different coping strategies even when experiencing the same shock. Different coping strategies can have different welfare implications in the long-run. Drawing upon representative household surveys in Ecuador, Ghana and Karnataka, India, this study analyzes the relationship between assets and shocks. Shocks can result in two types of asset loss. Assets may be directly lost as direct result of the shock, such as through a fire or livestock loss due to disease. In addition, coping strategies may involve the sale or pawning of ...
The family household is one of the most funda-mental and enduring features of human society. Trad... more The family household is one of the most funda-mental and enduring features of human society. Traditionally, economists have treated the household as a single entity. Researchers only stepped across the "threshold" of the household and began to seriously examine ...
The maize green revolution, which increased maize yields through the use of improved varieties an... more The maize green revolution, which increased maize yields through the use of improved varieties and fertilizer, has stalled since the mid-eighties in Kenya. This paper examines whether the stagnation of yields continued in the 1990s in spite of the implementation of the maize liberalization ...
ABSTRACT Many key development outcomes depend on women's ability to negotiate favorable i... more ABSTRACT Many key development outcomes depend on women's ability to negotiate favorable intrahousehold allocations of resources. Yet it has been difficult to clearly identify which policies can increase women's bargaining power and result in better outcomes. This paper reviews both the analytical frameworks and the empirical evidence on the importance of women's bargaining power. It argues that there is sufficient evidence from rigorous studies to conclude that women's bargaining power does affect outcomes. But in many specific instances, the quantitative evidence cannot rigorously identify causality. In these cases, a combination of quantitative and qualitative evidence may suggest policy levers. Taken together, there are sufficient data in place to support a greatly expanded focus on intrahousehold outcomes and bargaining power. Additional data at the individual level will allow for further and more detailed research. A growing literature supports the current conventional wisdom -- namely, that the patterns of evidence suggest that women's education, incomes, and assets all are important aspects of women's bargaining power.
This paper represents work in progress and is circulated for discussion and comment. Views and op... more This paper represents work in progress and is circulated for discussion and comment. Views and opinions expressed here are those of the authors, and do not represent official positions or endorsement of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the ...
Page 1. Twenty-Five Years of Research on Women Farmers in Africa: E conomics P rogram P aper 9 9 ... more Page 1. Twenty-Five Years of Research on Women Farmers in Africa: E conomics P rogram P aper 9 9 - 0 2 Lessons and Implications for Agricultural Research Institutions with an Annotated Bibliography Cheryl R. Doss Page 2. 61 ...
Using detailed residential housing and wetland location data, we determine relative preferences f... more Using detailed residential housing and wetland location data, we determine relative preferences for proximity to four broad classes of wetlands, as expressed through housing values. Implicit prices for proximity to open-water and scrub-shrub wetlands are relatively higher than those for emergent-vegetation and forested wetlands.
This study explores the shocks experienced by households and the coping strategies employed by th... more This study explores the shocks experienced by households and the coping strategies employed by them. Women and men, living in the same household may not always experience shocks or be impacted by them in the same way. The coping strategies employed depend on the nature of the shock, who experiences the shock and the resources that are available to respond to the shock. Women and men do not always have access to the same pool of resources and may therefore employ different coping strategies even when experiencing the same shock. Different coping strategies can have different welfare implications in the long-run. Drawing upon representative household surveys in Ecuador, Ghana and Karnataka, India, this study analyzes the relationship between assets and shocks. Shocks can result in two types of asset loss. Assets may be directly lost as direct result of the shock, such as through a fire or livestock loss due to disease. In addition, coping strategies may involve the sale or pawning of ...
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