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| Godquin, Marie; Quisumbing, Agnes R.. |
| This paper explores the determinants of group membership and social networks of rural households using a unique longitudinal data set from the rural Philippines. We investigate two types of social capital: membership in groups (production, credit, burial, religious and civic groups), or “formal” social capital, and size of trust-based networks or “informal” social capital. Because men and women may have different propensities to invest in social capital, we analyze the determinants of group membership both at the household level and for men and women separately. We also disaggregate the analysis by type of group. The paper examines the determinants of the density of social capital, proxied by the number of groups and the number of network members. Finally,... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Groups; Network; Social capital; Gender; Philippines; Asia; Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42507 |
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| Quisumbing, Agnes R.; McNiven, Scott. |
| Migration is an important livelihood strategy in the Philippines. In 1991, 26 percent of urban households and 13 percent of rural households received remittances from migrant parents or children. Although international migration has received more attention than internal migration, the latter is significant in the Philippines. Between 1980 and 1990, the number of persons over the age of five years who were not resident in the city or municipality they resided in five years ago, increased from 2.85 to 3.24 million. Recent migration flows are interprovincial, typically in the direction of Metropolitan Manila and surrounding areas, and are dominated by women. While the percentage of the population classified as urban increased from 36 percent in the mid-1970s... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Migration; Rural; Urban; Philippines; International Development; Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59599 |
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| Quisumbing, Agnes R.. |
| This paper reviews the econometric evidence on gender differences in agricultural productivity. It provides a methodological overview and a critique of (1) production function-based estimates of technical and labor productivity differences by gender, (2) individual (gender-disaggregated) labor supply and earnings functions and (3) studies of the determinants of technological adoption. The review finds that (1) in general, male and female farmers are equally efficient as farm managers. Women farmers' lower yields are attributable to lower levels of inputs and human capital than men. However, the use of coefficients estimated from these studies for simulation exercises may not be valid if endogenous input choice is not considered; (2) returns to schooling... |
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Palavras-chave: Health Economics and Policy; Labor and Human Capital; Productivity Analysis. |
| Ano: 1995 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/42675 |
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| Fafchamps, Marcel; Quisumbing, Agnes R.. |
| Using detailed data from rural Pakistan, this paper investigates whether human capital, learning by doing, gender, and one's status within the family affect the division of labor within households. Results suggest the presence of returns to individual specialization in all farm, nonfarm, and home-based activities. The intrahousehold division of labor is influenced by comparative advantage, based on human capital and by long-lasting returns to learning by doing, but we also find evidence of a separate effect of gender and family status. Households seem to operate as hierarchies with sexually segregated spheres of activity. The head of household and his or her spouse provide most of the labor within their respective spheres of influence; other members work... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/94514 |
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| Fafchamps, Marcel; Quisumbing, Agnes R.. |
| This paper investigates how the control and devolution of productive assets are allocated among husband and wife. Theory predicts that bargaining power within marriage depends on the division of assets upon divorce (exit option) and on control over assets during marriage (noncooperative marriage). In empirical applications, bargaining power is typically proxied by variables such as dowry payments, assets brought to marriage, and ownership of assets within marriage. Using detailed household data from rural Ethiopia, we show that assets brought to marriage, ownership of assets, control within marriage, and disposition upon death or divorce are only partly related (strictly speaking, surveyed households do not “own” land since all agricultural land is legally... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/16384 |
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