Heterogeneous impact of cooperative membership on farmers’ welfare in Rwanda

Published: Jan 1, 2014
Abstract
We study the inclusiveness and effectiveness of land and marketing cooperatives in Rwanda. We use cross-sectional household survey data and apply propensity-score-matching techniques to estimate the effect of cooperative membership on household income and poverty. Unlike most impact studies, we look beyond mean income and poverty effects and evaluate impact heterogeneity. We find that cooperatives are exclusive to some extent but effective in...
Paper Details
Title
Heterogeneous impact of cooperative membership on farmers’ welfare in Rwanda
Published Date
Jan 1, 2014
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