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Caught in a Productivity Trap: A Distributional Perspective on Gender Differences in Malawian Agriculture

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  1. Edoardo Masset & Suchi Kapoor Malhotra & Neha Gupta & Ratika Bhandari & Howard White & Heather MacDonald & Ranjitha Puskur & Niyati Singaraju & Hugh Sharma Waddington, 2023. "PROTOCOL: The impact of agricultural mechanisation on women's economic empowerment: A mixed‐methods systematic review," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(3), September.
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  5. Hirpa Tufa, Adane & Alene, Arega D. & Cole, Steven M. & Manda, Julius & Feleke, Shiferaw & Abdoulaye, Tahirou & Chikoye, David & Manyong, Victor, 2022. "Gender differences in technology adoption and agricultural productivity: Evidence from Malawi," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 159(C).
  6. Pierotti, Rachael S. & Friedson-Ridenour, Sophia & Olayiwola, Olubukola, 2022. "Women farm what they can manage: How time constraints affect the quantity and quality of labor for married women’s agricultural production in southwestern Nigeria," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 152(C).
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  8. Arturo Aguilar & Eliana Carranza & Markus Goldstein & Talip Kilic & Gbemisola Oseni, 2015. "Decomposition of gender differentials in agricultural productivity in Ethiopia," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 46(3), pages 311-334, May.
  9. Palacios-Lopez, Amparo & Christiaensen, Luc & Kilic, Talip, 2017. "How much of the labor in African agriculture is provided by women?," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 52-63.
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  12. Uzoamaka Joe-Nkamuke & Kehinde Oluseyi Olagunju & Esther Njuguna-Mungai & Kai Mausch, 2019. "Is there any gender gap in the production of legumes in Malawi? Evidence from the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition model," Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies, Springer, vol. 100(1), pages 69-92, December.
  13. Isabel Lambrecht & Monica Schuster & Sarah Asare Samwini & Laura Pelleriaux, 2018. "Changing gender roles in agriculture? Evidence from 20 years of data in Ghana," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 49(6), pages 691-710, November.
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  15. Mahajan, Kanika, 2019. "Back to the plough: Women managers and farm productivity in India," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 124(C), pages 1-1.
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  29. Joe-Nkamuke, Uzoamaka & Oluseyi Olagunju, Kehinde & Njuguna-Mungai, Esther & Mausch, Kai, 2019. "Is there any gender gap in the production of legumes in Malawi? Evidence from the Oaxaca–Blinder decomposition model," Review of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Studies, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), vol. 100(1-4), November.
  30. de la O Campos, Ana Paula & Covarrubias, Katia Alejandra & Prieto Patron, Alberto, 2016. "How Does the Choice of the Gender Indicator Affect the Analysis of Gender Differences in Agricultural Productivity? Evidence from Uganda," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 17-33.
  31. Songsermsawas, Tisorn & Kafle, Kashi & Winters, Paul, 2021. "Decomposing the Impacts of an Agricultural Value Chain Investment by Gender and Ethnicity: The case of Nepal," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315047, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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  35. Murphy, David M. A., 2017. "Underground Knowledge: Soil Testing, Farmer Learning, and Input Demand in Kenya," 2017 Annual Meeting, July 30-August 1, Chicago, Illinois 258372, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
  36. Sraboni, Esha & Quisumbing , Agnes R & Ahmed, Akhter U, 2014. "How Empowered are Bangladeshi Women in the Agricultural Setting? Empirical Evidence using a New Index," Bangladesh Development Studies, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), vol. 37(3), pages 1-25, September.
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  39. Ragasa, Catherine & Mazunda, John, 2018. "The impact of agricultural extension services in the context of a heavily subsidized input system: The case of Malawi," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 105(C), pages 25-47.
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  42. Olumeh, Dennis Etemesi & Mithöfer, Dagmar, 2023. "Gender gaps in the collection and marketing of an underutilized plant species – Baobab in Malawi," Forest Policy and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 152(C).
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