Intra-household Perceived Bargaining Power and Agricultural Technology Adoption: A Case Study of Improved Cassava Varieties in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorDavis, Trent James
dc.contributor.chairGomez, Miguel I.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTufan, Hale Ann
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-12T17:44:46Z
dc.date.available2021-03-12T17:44:46Z
dc.date.issued2020-08
dc.description57 pages
dc.description.abstractThis study explores men’s perceived bargaining power of their spouses and its role on decision-making in the adoption of improved cassava varieties (ICV) in Nigeria. The primary data were collected in 2015 from 2,118 households in the four primary cassava producing regions of Nigeria, and were analyzed to develop variables measuring the bargaining power men in the household perceived their spouses to have in terms of economic and social asset control and/or access. Utilizing a double-hurdle model to measure the probability and intensity of adopting ICVs, the study shows that the more bargaining power the spouse is perceived to have the lower the probability and less intensely a household adopts ICVs. Evidence shows when women are members of cooperatives the likelihood of adopting ICVs decreases, and when women are perceived to have more bargaining power in terms of control of household assets and land the intensity of adopting ICVs decreases.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7298/k6t1-qf63
dc.identifier.otherDavis_cornell_0058O_11026
dc.identifier.otherhttp://dissertations.umi.com/cornell:11026
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/103181
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectagricultural technology
dc.subjectbargaining power
dc.subjectcassava
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.titleIntra-household Perceived Bargaining Power and Agricultural Technology Adoption: A Case Study of Improved Cassava Varieties in Nigeria
dc.typedissertation or thesis
dcterms.licensehttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/59810
thesis.degree.disciplineApplied Economics and Management
thesis.degree.grantorCornell University
thesis.degree.levelMaster of Science
thesis.degree.nameM.S., Applied Economics and Management
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