Gender gap in rice productivity: evidence from Vietnam

Thi Kieu Van Tran, Ehsan Elahi, Liqin Zhang, Bui Van Huyen, Quang Trung Pham, Thuy Duong Tran, Thi Lien Ta and Munawar Hassan

International Journal of Social Economics, 2019, vol. 46, issue 2, 241-251

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of the gender gap in the gross value of rice yield in Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach - A panel data set of 12 provinces of Vietnam from 2010 to 2014 was used, collected from the Vietnam access to resources household survey. To measure the gender gap in the gross value of rice yield, two-stage least squares and Blinder – Oaxaca decomposition methods were used. Findings - The gross value of rice productivity of male-headed households was 10.3 percent higher than that of female-headed households. The gender gap in rice productivity is caused by the endowment and structural effects; the endowment effect explained 53 percent of the gender gap in rice productivity and the structural effect 42 percent. Practical implications - In order to reduce the gender gap and improve the gross value of rice yield, the following policies are suggested: female education and access to institutional services (extension and credit) should be improved and future research is needed to determine the reasons for gender discrimination in the agricultural production system. Originality/value - The findings suggest that the difference in the gross value of rice yield between male- and female-headed households were mainly caused by endowments and returns from those endowments.

Keywords: Vietnam; Gender gap; 2SLS; Panel data; Decomposition; Rice productivity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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