Decomposition of Gender Differentials in Agricultural Productivity in Ethiopia

This paper employs decomposition methods to analyze differences in agricultural productivity between male and female land managers in Ethiopia. It employs data from the 2011-2012 Ethiopian Rural Socioeconomic Survey. An overall 23.4 percent gender differential in agricultural productivity is estimated at the mean in favor of male land managers, of which 10.1 percentage points are explained by differences in land manager characteristics, land attributes, and unequal access to resources (the endowment effect). The remaining 13.4 percentage points are explained by unequal returns to productive components, but cannot be easily tied to specific covariates. These results are mainly driven by non-married female managers (mainly single and divorced). Married female managers do not display such disadvantages. Further analysis along the productivity distribution reveals that gender differentials are more pronounced at mid-levels of productivity and that the share of the gender gap explained by the endowment effect declines as productivity increases. Detailed decomposition of estimates at selected points of the agricultural productivity distribution provides valuable information for policy intervention purposes.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Aguilar, Arturo, Carranza, Eliana, Goldstein, Markus, Kilic, Talip, Oseni, Gbemisola
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO RESOURCES, ACCOUNTING, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURAL FIELDS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL TRAINING, AGRICULTURE, CHILD LABOR, CROP PRODUCTS, CROPS, DATA QUALITY, DISABILITY, DISTRICTS, DRIVERS, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMICS, EMPLOYMENT, EQUAL ACCESS, EXTENSION, EXTENSION SERVICES, FARMERS, FASHION, FEMALE, FEMALE FARMERS, FEMALE LABOR, FEMALES, FERTILIZERS, FOOD PRODUCTION, GENDER, GENDER ANALYSIS, GENDER DIFFERENCE, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENDER DIFFERENTIAL, GENDER DIFFERENTIALS, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, GENDER DISPARITY, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER GAP, GENDER GAPS, GENDER INEQUALITY, GENDER ROLES, GENDER SENSITIVITY, GENDER STUDIES, GENDER WAGE GAPS, HOME ECONOMICS, HOMES, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN ECOLOGY, HUMAN RESOURCES, INCOME, INHABITANTS, INTEGRATION, INTERVENTION, LABOR ECONOMICS, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION, LABOR MARKETS, LIVESTOCK, LIVING STANDARDS, MARKETING, MATHEMATICS, MOTIVATION, OCCUPATION, OCCUPATIONS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PRODUCTIVITY, REGIONAL DISPARITIES, RENTALS, RURAL AREAS, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SOIL CONSERVATION, TENANCY, WAGE DIFFERENCES, WAGE DIFFERENTIALS, WAGE DISCRIMINATION, WAGE GAP, WOMEN FARMERS, AFRICA GENDER POLICY, GENDER INNOVATION LAB, WOMEN AND AGRICULTURE,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/18894327/decomposition-gender-differentials-agricultural-productivity-ethiopia https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17317
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