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Access to a Telephone and Factor Market Participation of Rural Households in Bangladesh.
- Source :
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Journal of Agricultural Economics . Nov2006, Vol. 57 Issue 3, p563-576. 14p. 6 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- This paper assesses the impact of access to a telephone on rural households’ factor market opportunities. It answers two questions. First, does the use of a telephone have any impact on rural households’ factor market participation? Second, correcting for market participation, does the use of a telephone have any impact on the type of factor market participation? For the first question, the paper uses a bivariate probit to correct for omitted variable bias and for the second question, the paper uses a two-stage probit. The empirical findings suggest that access to a telephone has a significant positive impact on factor market participation. The difference in market participation between telephone users and non-users is around 14%. However, once a household participates in the market, the use of a telephone does not have any impact on specific factor market participation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *TELEPHONES
*COMMUNICATIONS industries
*HOUSEHOLDS
*RURAL families
*AGRICULTURE
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0021857X
- Volume :
- 57
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22407584
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2006.00065.x