Participation by Men and Women in Off-Farm Activities: an Empirical Analysis in Rural Northern Ghana

Nancy McCarthy and Yan Sun

No 51040, 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China from International Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: The paper evaluates the household- and community-level factors influencing women’s and men’s decisions to participate in off-farm activities, either in the off-farm labor market or in local community groups, and the relationship with on-farm crop returns. Results reveals female participation in off-farm labor markets increases at higher levels of labor availability, and female on-farm work and group participation are complementary activities. Results also indicate that male labor is relatively more productive on-farm versus off-farm than female labor. Finally, the study shows that education increases the likelihood for both women and men to work off-farm, although the impact is greater for women.

Keywords: Labor; and; Human; Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.51040

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