Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands
This study analyzes how market imperfections affect land productivity in a degraded low-potential cereal- livestock economy in the Ethiopian highlands. A wide array of variables is used to control for land quality in the analysis. Results of three different selection models were compared with least...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2001
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| author | Holden, Stein Shiferaw, Bekele Pender, John L. |
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| description | This study analyzes how market imperfections affect land productivity in a degraded low-potential cereal- livestock economy in the Ethiopian highlands. A wide array of variables is used to control for land quality in the analysis. Results of three different selection models were compared with least squares models using the HC3 heteroskedasticity-consistent covariance matrix estimator. Market imperfections in labor and land markets were found to affect land productivity. Land productivity was positively correlated with household male and female labor force per unit of land. Female-headed households achieved much lower land productivity than male- headed households. Old age of household heads was also correlated with lower land productivity. Imperfections in the rental market for oxen appeared to cause overstocking of oxen by some households. Conservation technologies had no significant positive short-run effect on land productivity. The main results were consistent across the different econometric models. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1561892025-11-06T06:30:42Z Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands Holden, Stein Shiferaw, Bekele Pender, John L. livestock production cereal crops labour productivity markets land management This study analyzes how market imperfections affect land productivity in a degraded low-potential cereal- livestock economy in the Ethiopian highlands. A wide array of variables is used to control for land quality in the analysis. Results of three different selection models were compared with least squares models using the HC3 heteroskedasticity-consistent covariance matrix estimator. Market imperfections in labor and land markets were found to affect land productivity. Land productivity was positively correlated with household male and female labor force per unit of land. Female-headed households achieved much lower land productivity than male- headed households. Old age of household heads was also correlated with lower land productivity. Imperfections in the rental market for oxen appeared to cause overstocking of oxen by some households. Conservation technologies had no significant positive short-run effect on land productivity. The main results were consistent across the different econometric models. 2001 2024-10-24T12:43:26Z 2024-10-24T12:43:26Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156189 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Holden, Stein; Shiferaw, Bekele; Pender, John L. 2001. Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands. EPTD Discussion Paper 76. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156189 |
| spellingShingle | livestock production cereal crops labour productivity markets land management Holden, Stein Shiferaw, Bekele Pender, John L. Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands |
| title | Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands |
| title_full | Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands |
| title_fullStr | Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands |
| title_full_unstemmed | Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands |
| title_short | Market imperfections and land productivity in the Ethiopian Highlands |
| title_sort | market imperfections and land productivity in the ethiopian highlands |
| topic | livestock production cereal crops labour productivity markets land management |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156189 |
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