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Intensification & Asset Dynamics: Intrahousehold Decision-Making in Burkina FASO
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| 자료유형 | 학위논문 |
|---|---|
| 서명/저자사항 | Intensification & Asset Dynamics: Intrahousehold Decision-Making in Burkina FASO. |
| 개인저자 | Haider, Syed Hamza. |
| 단체저자명 | Michigan State University. Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics - Doctor of Philosophy. |
| 발행사항 | [S.l.]: Michigan State University., 2018. |
| 발행사항 | Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2018. |
| 형태사항 | 173 p. |
| 기본자료 저록 | Dissertation Abstracts International 79-12A(E). Dissertation Abstract International |
| ISBN | 9780438173125 |
| 학위논문주기 | Thesis (Ph.D.)--Michigan State University, 2018. |
| 일반주기 |
Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-12(E), Section: A.
Adviser: Veronique Theriault. |
| 요약 | With a population of over one billion people, Sub-Saharan Africa represents one of the poorest regions of the world. Efforts to eradicate global poverty require substantial economic growth in this region. Similar to other developing countries, a |
| 요약 | My dissertation is motivated by two key observations that hold across most developing countries. The first is that a majority of the population derives at least part of their income from agricultural activities. Therefore, any efforts to reduce |
| 요약 | My dissertation focuses on understanding the agricultural decisions of households in Burkina Faso. Adopting an intrahousehold decision-making approach, I study how input allocation decisions are made between family members and how they can affec |
| 요약 | In chapter two, I study the fertilizer subsidy program in Burkina Faso. I find that while it increases fertilizer use and productivity of farmers, the increase is concentrated amongst male farmers. In fact, fertilizer use for female farmers in t |
| 요약 | The third chapter develops a theoretical model of how agricultural inputs, such as fertilizer, are allocated between fields managed by different family members. The model shows that individuals can engage in strategic behavior to influence the l |
| 요약 | Given increasing climate variability in Burkina Faso, the fourth chapter studies the effects of floods and droughts on agriculture, and how households cope with these shocks. I find that droughts lead to less land being cultivated and lower crop |
| 일반주제명 | Agricultural economics. |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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