Social networks and factor markets: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia

We investigate the role of an indigenous social network in Ethiopia, the iddir, in facilitating factor market transactions among smallholder farmers. Using detailed longitudinal household survey data and employing a difference-in-differences approach, we find that iddir membership improves household...

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Autores principales: Abay, Kibrom A., Kahsay, Goytom A., Berhane, Guush
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Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150180
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author Abay, Kibrom A.
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Berhane, Guush
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spelling CGSpace1501802025-11-06T06:36:09Z Social networks and factor markets: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia Abay, Kibrom A. Kahsay, Goytom A. Berhane, Guush social networks We investigate the role of an indigenous social network in Ethiopia, the iddir, in facilitating factor market transactions among smallholder farmers. Using detailed longitudinal household survey data and employing a difference-in-differences approach, we find that iddir membership improves households’ access to factor markets. 2014 2024-08-01T02:50:55Z 2024-08-01T02:50:55Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150180 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150268 https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2017.1288224 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ethiopian Development Research Institute Abay, Kibrom A.; Kahsay, Goytom A.; and Berhane, Guush. 2014. Social networks and factor markets: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia. ESSP II Working Paper 68. Washington, DC and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150180
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Abay, Kibrom A.
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Social networks and factor markets: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
title Social networks and factor markets: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
title_full Social networks and factor markets: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
title_fullStr Social networks and factor markets: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Social networks and factor markets: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
title_short Social networks and factor markets: Panel data evidence from Ethiopia
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url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150180
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