What Determines Gender Inequality in Household Food Security in Kenya? Application of Exogenous Switching Treatment Regression

World Development

Volumn 56, Issue , 2014, Pages 153-171

  Kassie, Menale ^a   Ndiritu, Simon Wagura ^a,b   Stage, Jesper ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Kenya)

^b Strathmore Business School   (Kenya)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Exogenous switching treatment regression; Food security; Gender; Inequality; Kenya

Indexed keywords

FOOD SECURITY; GENDER ISSUE; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA;

KENYA;

EID: 84888794291     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.10.025     Document Type: Article

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