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标题：Participation by Men and Women in Off-Farm Activities: an Empirical Analysis in Rural Northern Ghana
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作者：McCarthy, Nancy ; Sun, Yan
期刊名称：Journal of Agribusiness
印刷版ISSN：0738-8950
出版年度：2009
期号：suppl
出版社：Journal of Agribusiness
摘要：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.
关键词：off-farm labor supply;participation;community groups;gender