Determinants of nonfarm earnings of farm-based husbands and wives in northern Ghana

The nonfarm work participation decisions of married men and women in rural Northern Ghana were jointly and separately estimated for married couples through a bivariate probit, using recent survey data. Selectivity bias was corrected for in estimating wage offer and labor supply equations, using Heck...

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Autores principales: Abdulai, Awudu, Delgado, Christopher L.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170624
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author Abdulai, Awudu
Delgado, Christopher L.
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description The nonfarm work participation decisions of married men and women in rural Northern Ghana were jointly and separately estimated for married couples through a bivariate probit, using recent survey data. Selectivity bias was corrected for in estimating wage offer and labor supply equations, using Heckman's procedure. Education, experience, infrastructure, distance to the capital, and population density, as well as interactions between education and infrastructure and between education and distance to the city, were found to be significantly related to the probability of nonfarm labor market participation, wages, and the amount of nonfarm labor performed, with significant differences by gender.
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spelling CGSpace1706242025-02-19T14:00:58Z Determinants of nonfarm earnings of farm-based husbands and wives in northern Ghana Abdulai, Awudu Delgado, Christopher L. nonfarm income rural population The nonfarm work participation decisions of married men and women in rural Northern Ghana were jointly and separately estimated for married couples through a bivariate probit, using recent survey data. Selectivity bias was corrected for in estimating wage offer and labor supply equations, using Heckman's procedure. Education, experience, infrastructure, distance to the capital, and population density, as well as interactions between education and infrastructure and between education and distance to the city, were found to be significantly related to the probability of nonfarm labor market participation, wages, and the amount of nonfarm labor performed, with significant differences by gender. 1999-02 2025-01-29T12:57:09Z 2025-01-29T12:57:09Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170624 en Limited Access Wiley Abdulai, Awudu; Delgado, Christopher L. 1999. Determinants of nonfarm earnings of farm-based husbands and wives in northern Ghana. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 81(1): 117-130. https://doi.org/10.2307/1244455
spellingShingle nonfarm income
rural population
Abdulai, Awudu
Delgado, Christopher L.
Determinants of nonfarm earnings of farm-based husbands and wives in northern Ghana
title Determinants of nonfarm earnings of farm-based husbands and wives in northern Ghana
title_full Determinants of nonfarm earnings of farm-based husbands and wives in northern Ghana
title_fullStr Determinants of nonfarm earnings of farm-based husbands and wives in northern Ghana
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of nonfarm earnings of farm-based husbands and wives in northern Ghana
title_short Determinants of nonfarm earnings of farm-based husbands and wives in northern Ghana
title_sort determinants of nonfarm earnings of farm based husbands and wives in northern ghana
topic nonfarm income
rural population
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170624
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