Gender and preferences for non-farm income diversification: A framed field experiment in Ghana

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centreen
cg.contributor.crpPolicies, Institutions, and Markets
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Developmenten
cg.coverage.countryGhana
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2GH
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierBerber Kramer: 0000-0001-7644-6613
cg.creator.identifierIsabel Lambrecht: 0000-0003-1709-6611
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133345en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Ghana Strategy Support Program
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number1855en
cg.placeWashington, DCen
cg.reviewStatusInternal Reviewen
dc.contributor.authorKramer, Berberen
dc.contributor.authorLambrecht, Isabel B.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T09:10:54Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-21T09:10:54Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147060
dc.titleGender and preferences for non-farm income diversification: A framed field experiment in Ghanaen
dcterms.abstractMany rural development programs aim at improving women’s economic empowerment in agriculture, but as rural income continues to diversify, women may prefer investing in nonfarm activities. In a framed field experiment with 1,527 men and women in Ghana, we elicit preferences for investments in crop farming versus other business activities. We analyze whether gender differences in preferences for non-farm diversification, if any, can be ascribed to differential access to physical and human capital, and to what extent a gender gap is explained by differences in socio-economic characteristics, skills, perceptions and norms. Despite strong beliefs that men and women are more skilled in crop farming and non-farm businesses, respectively, many respondents invest in both farm and non-farm activities and we find only a small gender gap in revealed preferences for non-farm diversification. This gap can be largely explained by gender stereotyping around perceived skills. Increasing access to physical and human capital does not significantly affect preferences. We conclude that both men and women reveal a strong preference for diversified investments, which needs to be reflected in programs and policies aiming to improve women’s economic empowerment.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKramer, Berber; and Lambrecht, Isabel. 2019. Gender and preferences for non-farm income diversification: A framed field experiment in Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1855. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147060en
dcterms.extent51 pagesen
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paperen
dcterms.issued2019-08-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Instituteen
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146437en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146144en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146458en
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147073en
dcterms.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133533en
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/133345en
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectnonfarm incomeen
dcterms.subjectfield experimentationen
dcterms.subjectcapacity developmenten
dcterms.subjectempowermenten
dcterms.subjectdiversificationen
dcterms.subjectwomenen
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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