Asymmetric information, sorting, and the gender price gap

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dc.creatorDickinson, Jeffrey
dc.creatorKoo, Jawoo
dc.date2022-11-02
dc.date2023-01-06T09:20:59Z
dc.date2023-01-06T09:20:59Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:07:18Z
dc.descriptionThis paper analyzes transaction data from agricultural surveys carried out in five countries in low-and-middle-income countries to test for a difference in the prices received by men and by women marketing the same crop in the same village. In a unique finding, we identify a gap between the price received by women and the price received by men on three separate continents. Echoing similar results from other countries in sub-Saharan Africa, using mobile phone ownership and use data, we provide evidence to suggest that women farmers likely suffer from unequal access to information. The presence of asymmetric information is therefore indicated to be a limiting factor in women’s ability to receive a fair unit price.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/126646
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/95168
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceDickinson, Jeffrey; and Koo, Jawoo. Asymmetric information, sorting, and the gender price gap. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126646
dc.subjectaccess to information
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectdata
dc.subjectdata analysis
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjecteconomics
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectmen
dc.subjectremuneration
dc.subjectresearch methods
dc.subjectsurveys
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectgender inequality
dc.titleAsymmetric information, sorting, and the gender price gap
dc.typeWorking Paper

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