Access to credit and women's work decisions: an Empirical Study in Rural Malawi
(Journal of Population, 9 (1) 2003 : 1-50, 2003)
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| The objectives of this studv are to answer the following (i) doesaccess to credit for women change their status within the household witheffects for their work choices (on-farm work vs. off-warm self-employment).(ii) does the impact of access to credit on work choices differ by theheadship status of the household, and (iii) does this effect differ by sourceof credit (formal credit vs informal credit)? Access to credit is defined as ovariable that positively affects women is statues and decision making powerswithin the household by increasing their level of economic activity andgiving them independent access to resources. This study differentiatesbetween access to credit and participation in a credit program, A non-participating household that has access can still benefit as it can take onactivities that are risky but yield a high return. The on-farm and off-farm participation decisions of married men and women and female heads are estimated through discrete models using data from rural Malawi. Theestimation procedure accounts for endogeny of access to credit to tireparticipation decisions. |
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| No. Panggil : | JOPO-9-1-2003-1 |
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| Penerbitan : | [Place of publication not identified]: Journal of Population, 9 (1) 2003 : 1-50, 2003 |
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| Majalah/Jurnal : | Journal of Population |
| Volume : | 9 (1) 2003 : 1-50 |
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| Institusi Pemilik : | Universitas Indonesia |
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