Commodity Prices and Intra-Household Labor Allocation
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Volatility in commodity markets poses a distinct risk to farmers in developing countries who rely on cash crop agriculture. We combine a time series of international coffee prices with a long-running panel on coffee-growing households in Vietnam to investigate coping mechanisms employed by farmers in a transitioning economy. We find that households cope with lower coffee prices by increasing wage labor of adults, with children and adolescents substituting for adults on the farm. Heterogeneity analysis indicates a stronger substitution pattern among women, ethnic minorities, and households with fewer assets. A variety of robustness checks corroborate these findings. Account of this finding should be taken in formulating and implementing social protection and inclusive growth policies.
Originalsprog | Engelsk |
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Tidsskrift | American Journal of Agricultural Economics |
Vol/bind | 101 |
Udgave nummer | 2 |
Sider (fra-til) | 436-454 |
ISSN | 0002-9092 |
DOI | |
Status | Udgivet - 6 dec. 2018 |
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