LABOR PRODUCTIVITY WITHIN THE AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLD: THE HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION MODEL REVISITED

Renata L. Elad, Jack E. Houston, Andrew G. Keeler and Doyle Curtis Baker

No 16683, Faculty Series from University of Georgia, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Abstract: The benchmark concept is used to understand changes in farm household response to development dynamics. 1996-97 cropping seasons data from Cameroon is used to develop and test a "separate spheres" household model. Labor productivity for men and women is discussed, along with their implications for research and resource management policies.

Keywords: Consumer/Household Economics; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.16683

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