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Market Imperfections Exacerbate the Gender Gap: The Case of Malawi

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dc.contributor.authorPalacios-Lopez, Amparo
dc.contributor.authorLópez, Ramón
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-16T15:24:32Z
dc.date.available2015-07-16T15:24:32Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper hypothesizes that labor and credit market imperfections—by discouraging off-farm income-generating activities and restricting access to inputs, respectively—affect female farm productivity more deeply than male productivity. The paper develops a theoretical model that decomposes the contribution of various market imperfections to the gender productivity gap. The paper shows empirically that agricultural labor productivity is on average 44 percent lower on plots managed by female heads of household than on those managed by male heads. Thirty-four percent of this gap is explained by differences in labor market access and 29 percent by differences in credit access.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24611445/market-imperfections-exacerbate-gender-gap-case-malawi
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7300
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22175
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7300
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEY
dc.subjectRIGHTS
dc.subjectGENDER SPECIFIC
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY EFFECTS
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectMALE COUNTERPART
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectWAGE DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectLABOR ALLOCATION
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectEFFECTS
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectRURAL LABOR
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectFACTORS OF PRODUCTION
dc.subjectPROJECT
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectGENDER DISPARITY
dc.subjectBUDGET
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY WAGES
dc.subjectGENDER DIMENSIONS
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectGENDER SENSITIVITY
dc.subjectSTANDARDS
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectADULT MALE
dc.subjectUTILITY
dc.subjectMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectDESIGN
dc.subjectRESOURCES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPREVAILING MARKET WAGE
dc.subjectFEMALE HEADS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCAPITAL
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY EFFECT
dc.subjectMARKET FAILURES
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTY
dc.subjectWORKING CAPITAL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET OUTCOMES
dc.subjectCOST
dc.subjectWAGE RATE
dc.subjectROLE OF WOMEN
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectMARKET
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectRURAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLABOUR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY REGRESSION
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY DECOMPOSITION
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectWOMEN FARMERS
dc.subjectSTATE
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectPARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectGENDER ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEQUALITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GAP
dc.subjectALLOCATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR ALLOCATION DECISIONS
dc.subjectSUPPLY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectPROFIT
dc.subjectBORROWING
dc.subjectWOMEN IN AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY
dc.subjectGENDER DISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WORK
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectSERVICE
dc.subjectWAGE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectMARKET WAGE
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.titleMarket Imperfections Exacerbate the Gender Gapen
dc.title.subtitleThe Case of Malawien
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleMarket Imperfections Exacerbate the Gender Gap: The Case of Malawi
okr.date.disclosure2015-06-10
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:51:41.030174Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24611445/market-imperfections-exacerbate-gender-gap-case-malawi
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.guid372181467999080232
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-7300
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b082f158b5_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24611445
okr.identifier.reportWPS7300
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryMalawi
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Political Economy
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.unitSurveys and Methods Team, Development Research Group
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