Women's labour contribution to productivity and efficiency in agriculture: Empirical evidence from Bangladesh

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 318-342

  Rahman, Sanzidur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Input distance function; Multiple crop farming; Stochastic frontier; Technical efficiency; Women's labour contribution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LABOR; CROP PRODUCTION; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; WOMENS STATUS;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 77954045171     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2010.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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