Re-estimating gender differences in income in South Africa: The implications of equivalence scales

Posel, Dorrit; Casale, Daniela; Grapsa, Erofili

doi:10.1080/0376835x.2016.1179105

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“…Comparatively, women also had low access to farm inputs such as fertilizers, improved seeds, and irrigation, as revealed by the study. Low-income levels and multiple factors such as limited access to land and farm inputs are considered a threat to women's ability to adapt to climate change risks compared to men (Posel et al 2016). While education levels were similar between men and women; the 70% illiteracy level recorded may have implications on behavioral changes towards acceptance and adoption of new technologies.…”

Section: Gender Distribution Of Respondentsmentioning

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Gender and climate risk management: evidence of climate information use in Ghana

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The gender perspective of climate information use is not well studied although necessary for developing gender-responsive climate information services (CIS). This study determined how CIS use by men and women farmers may be influenced by their perceptions about climate change (CC), farm activities, and demography. The study was carried out at the Lawra-Jirapa Districts of the Upper West Region of Ghana where downscaled seasonal forecast information through mobile phone technologies (Esoko platform) had been disseminated to farmers since 2011. Data was collected from semi-structured questionnaire interviews involving 900 farmers (50.2% women and 49.8% men) and four 20-member focus group discussions. The study confirmed 85.2% (representing 767) farmers were aware of climate change and its implications for their agriculture and other livelihood activities. Men and women had similar perceptions about climate change, perceived by the majority as increased strong winds, higher temperatures, increased frequency of drought, increased rainfall variability and increased flooding. Among other factors, it was evident that use of CIS may be influenced by gender. Men were found to be particularly responsive in adopting CIS use for climate risk mitigation. This was attributed to their ability to easily access and use telephone devices compared with women. The study revealed that unlike women, men were able to

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Section: Gender Distribution Of Respondentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gender and climate risk management: evidence of climate information use in Ghana

et al. 2018

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“…This deficiency impacts women more significantly than men because on average women tend to earn less than men (Bernasek & Shwiff, 2001;Fisher, 2010;Fisher et al, 2015). This is an area which is widely studied and well documented because of the current focus on the gender wage gap (Bhorat & Goga, 2013;Casale et al, 2016;Espi et al, 2019;B. Fisher et al, 2020;Kollamparambil & Razak, 2016;Mosomi, 2019;Posel & Casale, 2019).…”

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Perceptions of retirement savings: Through the lens of Black amaXhosa women in South Africa

Willows

October

2023

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

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Research dissertation presented for the approval of the University of Cape TownSenate in fulfilment of part of the requirements for the degree of Master of Commerce (Specialising in Financial Reporting, Analysis and Governance) in approved courses and a minor dissertation. The other part of the requirement for this qualification was the completion of a programme of courses.I hereby declare that I have read and understood the regulations governing the submission of Master of Commerce dissertations, including those relating to length and plagiarism, as contained in the rules of the University, and that this dissertation conforms to those regulations. SUPERVISOR: Dr Gizelle Willows

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“…On the other hand, the World Health Organization placed young child calorie requirements at 64% of an adult (Woolard & Leibbrandt, 1999). Posel et al (2016) applied a range of values, including κ = {0.5, 0.9}, separately for younger and older children, as well as ψ = {0.7, 0.9, 1}, while Posel et al (2020) estimate κ to be close to 0.9 and ψ to be close to 0.8. Our results, below, suggest that the economies of scale parameter is smaller and that the child cost is likely higher.…”

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Equivalence scales in a developing country with extensive inequality

Koch

2022

South African J Economics

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This study estimates food budget share equations to calculate household equivalence scales that incorporate base‐independence and address potential endogeneity, even though an instrument that satisfies the usual exclusion restriction may not be available. The application incorporates semi‐parametric methods, control functions and heteroscedasticity instrumentation, allowing for heterogeneity in household preferences. The application is founded on the most recent income and expenditure data that are available for South Africa. We find that there is extensive heterogeneity and that endogeneity matters. Failing to account for endogeneity leads to overstated equivalence scales in nearly every circumstance. When we fit our calculated scales to a typical ()false(A+κKfalse)ψ equivalence structure via non‐linear least squares, we find values of ()κ near unity and values of ()ψ mostly below 0.5. Thus, our analysis suggests that a square‐root scale is more appropriate than other scales that have been used to examine poverty and inequality in South Africa.

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Re-estimating gender differences in income in South Africa: The implications of equivalence scales

Cited by 15 publications

References 22 publications

Gender and climate risk management: evidence of climate information use in Ghana

Gender and climate risk management: evidence of climate information use in Ghana

Perceptions of retirement savings: Through the lens of Black amaXhosa women in South Africa

Equivalence scales in a developing country with extensive inequality

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