Exploring the Sources of the Agricultural Productivity Gender Gap : Evidence from Sri Lanka (English)

Previous literature found overwhelming evidence of an agricultural gender gap in favor of male farmers. The case of Sri Lanka is unique as agricultural productivity, measured by yield per unit of land, is 25.4 percent higher among female farmers than male farmers. Using the nationally representative 2016 Sri Lanka Household Income and Expenditure Survey and the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition technique, the paper explores the sources of this unconditional...

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Fukase,Emiko;

Kim,Yeon Soo;

Chiarella,Cristina Andrea;
Document Date
2022/04/27
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
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WPS10025
Volume No
1
Country
Sri Lanka,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2022/04/27
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Disclosed
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Exploring the Sources of the Agricultural Productivity Gender Gap : Evidence from Sri Lanka

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Fukase,Emiko; Kim,Yeon Soo; Chiarella,Cristina Andrea.

Exploring the Sources of the Agricultural Productivity Gender Gap : Evidence from Sri Lanka (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10025 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099410104272220398

Exploring the Sources of the Agricultural Productivity Gender Gap : Evidence from Sri Lanka (English)

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