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Female Land Rights and Rural Household Incomes in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru

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dc.contributor.authorDeere, Carmen Diana
dc.contributor.authorDurán, Rosa Luz
dc.contributor.authorMardon, Merrilee
dc.contributor.authorMasterson, Tom
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Massachusetts - Amherst
dc.date2023-09-22T20:25:34.000
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T16:32:18Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T16:32:18Z
dc.date.issued2004-01-01
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the determinants of female land rights and their impact on household income levels among owner-operated farms in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru. Previous studies in Latin America suggest that the gender of the household head is not a significant predictor of household income, not unsurprising given the ambiguities with which self-declared headship is associated. We hypothesize that female land rights, by increasing women’s options, are a positive determinant of household income, but given the disadvantages that they face as farmers, that their land rights will more likely impact upon off-farm rather than farm income. Regression analysis indicates that female land rights are positively related to off-farm income in Peru and Paraguay, but significantly so only in the case of dual-headed households in Peru where the bargaining power thesis is operative. They are negatively associated with farm income in both countries and with farm revenue in Brazil.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7275/1069234
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/22389
dc.relation.urlhttps://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1075&context=econ_workingpaper&unstamped=1
dc.source.issue2004-8
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectLand Rights
dc.subjectHousehold Income
dc.subjectFemale-headed Households
dc.subjectIntrahousehold Bargaining Power
dc.subjectLatin America
dc.subjectEconomics
dc.titleFemale Land Rights and Rural Household Incomes in Brazil, Paraguay and Peru
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digcom.contributor.authorDeere, Carmen Diana
digcom.contributor.authorDurán, Rosa Luz
digcom.contributor.authorMardon, Merrilee
digcom.contributor.authorMasterson, Tom
digcom.identifierecon_workingpaper/75
digcom.identifier.contextkey1069234
digcom.identifier.submissionpathecon_workingpaper/75
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