Explaining Gender Differentials in Agricultural Production in Nigeria
This paper uses data from the General Household Survey Panel 2010/11 to analyze differences in agricultural productivity across male and female plot managers in Nigeria. The analysis utilizes the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition method, which allows fo...
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okr-10986-177282021-04-23T14:03:40Z Explaining Gender Differentials in Agricultural Production in Nigeria Oseni, Gbemisola Corral, Paul Goldstein, Markus Winters, Paul ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT OF GENDER BIOLOGY CHILD LABOR CROPS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMICS EQUIPMENT EXTENSION SERVICES FAMILY LABOR FARMS FEMALE FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FEMALE LABOR FEMALES GENDER GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIFFERENTIAL GENDER DIFFERENTIALS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER RELATIONS GIRLS GPS HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN ECOLOGY HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INEQUALITY LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION LABOR MARKETS MALE VALUE MOTIVATION OLDER WOMEN POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL WOMEN SEX SUBSISTENCE FARMING WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE DISCRIMINATION WAGE GAP WDR WIDOW WIDOWS WILL WOMEN FARMERS WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE This paper uses data from the General Household Survey Panel 2010/11 to analyze differences in agricultural productivity across male and female plot managers in Nigeria. The analysis utilizes the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition method, which allows for decomposing the unconditional gender gap into (i) the portion caused by observable differences in the factors of production (endowment effect) and (ii) the unexplained portion caused by differences in returns to the same observed factors of production (structural effect). The analysis is conducted separately for the North and South regions, excluding the west of the country. The findings show that in the North, women produce 28 percent less than men after controlling for observed factors of production, while there are no significant gender differences in the South. In the decomposition results, the structural effect in the North is larger than the endowment at the mean. Although women in the North have access to less productive resources than men, the results indicate that even if given the same level of inputs, significant differences still emerge. However for the South, the decomposition results show that the endowment effect is more important than the structural effect. Access to resources explains most of the gender gap in the South and if women are given the same level of inputs as men, the gap will be minimal. The difference in the results for the North and South suggests that policy should vary by region. 2014-04-10T19:58:08Z 2014-04-10T19:58:08Z 2014-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19269811/explaining-gender-differentials-agricultural-production-nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17728 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6809 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Nigeria |
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ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT OF GENDER BIOLOGY CHILD LABOR CROPS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMICS EQUIPMENT EXTENSION SERVICES FAMILY LABOR FARMS FEMALE FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FEMALE LABOR FEMALES GENDER GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIFFERENTIAL GENDER DIFFERENTIALS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER RELATIONS GIRLS GPS HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN ECOLOGY HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INEQUALITY LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION LABOR MARKETS MALE VALUE MOTIVATION OLDER WOMEN POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL WOMEN SEX SUBSISTENCE FARMING WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE DISCRIMINATION WAGE GAP WDR WIDOW WIDOWS WILL WOMEN FARMERS WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE |
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ACCESS TO LAND ACCESS TO RESOURCES ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY ASSESSMENT OF GENDER BIOLOGY CHILD LABOR CROPS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMICS EQUIPMENT EXTENSION SERVICES FAMILY LABOR FARMS FEMALE FEMALE FARMERS FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FEMALE LABOR FEMALES GENDER GENDER ANALYSIS GENDER DIFFERENCE GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER DIFFERENTIAL GENDER DIFFERENTIALS GENDER DISPARITIES GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAP GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER RELATIONS GIRLS GPS HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN ECOLOGY HUMAN RESOURCES INCOME INEQUALITY LABOR ECONOMICS LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION LABOR MARKETS MALE VALUE MOTIVATION OLDER WOMEN POLITICAL ECONOMY PRODUCTION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY ROLE OF WOMEN RURAL WOMEN SEX SUBSISTENCE FARMING WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGE DISCRIMINATION WAGE GAP WDR WIDOW WIDOWS WILL WOMEN FARMERS WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AFRICA GENDER POLICY GENDER INNOVATION LAB WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE Oseni, Gbemisola Corral, Paul Goldstein, Markus Winters, Paul Explaining Gender Differentials in Agricultural Production in Nigeria |
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This paper uses data from the General
Household Survey Panel 2010/11 to analyze differences in
agricultural productivity across male and female plot
managers in Nigeria. The analysis utilizes the
Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition method, which allows for
decomposing the unconditional gender gap into (i) the
portion caused by observable differences in the factors of
production (endowment effect) and (ii) the unexplained
portion caused by differences in returns to the same
observed factors of production (structural effect). The
analysis is conducted separately for the North and South
regions, excluding the west of the country. The findings
show that in the North, women produce 28 percent less than
men after controlling for observed factors of production,
while there are no significant gender differences in the
South. In the decomposition results, the structural effect
in the North is larger than the endowment at the mean.
Although women in the North have access to less productive
resources than men, the results indicate that even if given
the same level of inputs, significant differences still
emerge. However for the South, the decomposition results
show that the endowment effect is more important than the
structural effect. Access to resources explains most of the
gender gap in the South and if women are given the same
level of inputs as men, the gap will be minimal. The
difference in the results for the North and South suggests
that policy should vary by region. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Oseni, Gbemisola Corral, Paul Goldstein, Markus Winters, Paul |
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Oseni, Gbemisola Corral, Paul Goldstein, Markus Winters, Paul |
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Oseni, Gbemisola |
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Explaining Gender Differentials in Agricultural Production in Nigeria |
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Explaining Gender Differentials in Agricultural Production in Nigeria |
| title_full |
Explaining Gender Differentials in Agricultural Production in Nigeria |
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Explaining Gender Differentials in Agricultural Production in Nigeria |
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Explaining Gender Differentials in Agricultural Production in Nigeria |
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explaining gender differentials in agricultural production in nigeria |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19269811/explaining-gender-differentials-agricultural-production-nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17728 |
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