Participation by Men and Women in Off-Farm Activities: an Empirical Analysis in Rural Northern Ghana
| dc.creator | McCarthy, Nancy | |
| dc.creator | Sun, Yan | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T15:03:02Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T04:48:04Z | |
| dc.description | The paper evaluates the household- and community-level factors influencing women’s and men’s decisions to participate in off-farm activities, either in the off-farm labor market or in local community groups, and the relationship with on-farm crop returns. Results reveals female participation in off-farm labor markets increases at higher levels of labor availability, and female on-farm work and group participation are complementary activities. Results also indicate that male labor is relatively more productive on-farm versus off-farm than female labor. Finally, the study shows that education increases the likelihood for both women and men to work off-farm, although the impact is greater for women. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.51040 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/51040/files/IAAE329_McCarthy_Sun.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/51040 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/555071 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/51040 | |
| dc.title | Participation by Men and Women in Off-Farm Activities: an Empirical Analysis in Rural Northern Ghana | |
| dc.type | Text |