Asymmetric information, sorting, and the gender price gap
This 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 re...
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| description | This 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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| spelling | CGSpace1266462025-11-06T05:43:04Z Asymmetric information, sorting, and the gender price gap Dickinson, Jeffrey Koo, Jawoo access to information agriculture data data analysis developing countries economics income men remuneration research methods surveys women gender inequality This 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. 2022-11-02 2023-01-06T09:20:59Z 2023-01-06T09:20:59Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126646 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Dickinson, 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 |
| spellingShingle | access to information agriculture data data analysis developing countries economics income men remuneration research methods surveys women gender inequality Dickinson, Jeffrey Koo, Jawoo Asymmetric information, sorting, and the gender price gap |
| title | Asymmetric information, sorting, and the gender price gap |
| title_full | Asymmetric information, sorting, and the gender price gap |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Asymmetric information, sorting, and the gender price gap |
| title_short | Asymmetric information, sorting, and the gender price gap |
| title_sort | asymmetric information sorting and the gender price gap |
| topic | access to information agriculture data data analysis developing countries economics income men remuneration research methods surveys women gender inequality |
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