ESTIMATING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY: BIASES DUE TO OMISSION OF GENDER-INFLUENCED VARIABLES AND ENDOGENEITY OF REGRESSORS

Nina K. Lilja, Thomas F. Randolph and Abrahmane Diallo

No 20976, 1998 Annual meeting, August 2-5, Salt Lake City, UT from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This study evaluates managerial differences between men and women and assesses the degree of bias introduced by omission of gender-influenced variables and ignoring the endogeneity of farmer characteristics and input levels. The results also give insight to improving research methods for isolating the gender impact on productivity.

Keywords: Labor and Human Capital; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22
Date: 1998
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.20976

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