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

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dc.creatorKramer, Berber
dc.creatorLambrecht, Isabel B.
dc.date2019-08-01
dc.date2024-06-21T09:10:54Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:10:54Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:03:50Z
dc.descriptionMany 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.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147060
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93463
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146437
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146144
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146458
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147073
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133533
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceKramer, 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/10568/147060
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectnonfarm income
dc.subjectfield experimentation
dc.subjectcapacity development
dc.subjectempowerment
dc.subjectdiversification
dc.subjectwomen
dc.titleGender and preferences for non-farm income diversification: A framed field experiment in Ghana
dc.typeWorking Paper

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