Gender divide in agricultural productivity in Mozambique
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Gender divide in agricultural productivity in Mozambique. / Morgado, João; Salvucci, Vincenzo.
UNU-WIDER Working Paper 2014/082 , 2016.Publikation: Bog/antologi/afhandling/rapport › Rapport › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - RPRT
T1 - Gender divide in agricultural productivity in Mozambique
AU - Morgado, João
AU - Salvucci, Vincenzo
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - In this study we analyze the gender gap in agricultural productivity in Mozambique applying the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition approach on data from four agricultural surveys between 2002 and 2012. We find that female-headed households are on average substantially less productive (about 20 per cent) than male-headed households, and that differences are more pronounced in the centre-north compared to the south. The gap persists even though female-headed households are disproportionally found in relatively smaller plots, and a pronounced inverse-size productivity relation exists. We could identify some of the most important drivers of this divide linked to differences in endowments. However, a larger proportion is accounted for by the structural part, potentially linked to technical efficiency, pure discrimination, or other unobservable characteristics.
AB - In this study we analyze the gender gap in agricultural productivity in Mozambique applying the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition approach on data from four agricultural surveys between 2002 and 2012. We find that female-headed households are on average substantially less productive (about 20 per cent) than male-headed households, and that differences are more pronounced in the centre-north compared to the south. The gap persists even though female-headed households are disproportionally found in relatively smaller plots, and a pronounced inverse-size productivity relation exists. We could identify some of the most important drivers of this divide linked to differences in endowments. However, a larger proportion is accounted for by the structural part, potentially linked to technical efficiency, pure discrimination, or other unobservable characteristics.
M3 - Report
SN - 2016/176
BT - Gender divide in agricultural productivity in Mozambique
PB - UNU-WIDER Working Paper 2014/082
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