Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands

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dc.creatorHolden, Stein
dc.creatorShiferaw, Bekele
dc.creatorPender, John L.
dc.date2001
dc.date2024-10-24T12:43:26Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:43:26Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:06:24Z
dc.descriptionThis study analyzes how market imperfections affect land productivity in a degraded low-potential cereal- livestock economy in the Ethiopian highlands. A wide array of variables is used to control for land quality in the analysis. Results of three different selection models were compared with least squares models using the HC3 heteroskedasticity-consistent covariance matrix estimator. Market imperfections in labor and land markets were found to affect land productivity. Land productivity was positively correlated with household male and female labor force per unit of land. Female-headed households achieved much lower land productivity than male- headed households. Old age of household heads was also correlated with lower land productivity. Imperfections in the rental market for oxen appeared to cause overstocking of oxen by some households. Conservation technologies had no significant positive short-run effect on land productivity. The main results were consistent across the different econometric models.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/156188
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94718
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceHolden, Stein; Shiferaw, Bekele; Pender, John L. 2001. Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands. Journal of Agricultural Economics 52(3): 53-70. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2001.tb00938.x
dc.subjectlivestock production
dc.subjectcereal crops
dc.subjectlabour productivity
dc.subjectmarkets
dc.subjectland management
dc.titleMarket imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands
dc.typeJournal Article

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