Reading Tealeaves on the Potential Impact of the Privatization of Tea Estates in Rwanda
The Poverty Reduction Strategy of the Government of Rwanda seeks to unlock the growth and poverty reduction potential of the tea sector through the privatization of tea estates. This paper uses the logic of causal inference and data from the 2004 Q...
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okr-10986-65332021-04-23T14:02:31Z Reading Tealeaves on the Potential Impact of the Privatization of Tea Estates in Rwanda Essama-Nssah, B. Ezemenari, Kene Korman, Vijdan AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ANALYSIS OF POVERTY AVERAGE YIELDS BENCHMARK CASE CAPITA EXPENDITURE CASH CROPS COFFEE COFFEE EXPORTS COOPERATIVES COTTON COUNTERFACTUAL CROP CULTIVATION DESCRIPTION DRAINAGE EARNINGS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EVALUATION METHODS EXCLUSION EXPENDITURE EXPERIMENTAL METHODS EXPORT CROP EXPORT CROPS FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM PRODUCTIVITY FEMALE FEMALES FERTILIZER FERTILIZER COST FERTILIZER USE FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES HARVESTING HECTARES OF LAND HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPACT EVALUATION INCOME INHABITANTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERVENTION LAND OWNERSHIP LIVELIHOOD LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS MATCHING METHODS NEIGHBORHOOD PER CAPITA INCOME PLANTATIONS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATIZATION PRODUCE PROGRAMS PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING METHOD REGRESSION ANALYSIS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY SAMPLE SIZE SELECTION BIAS SMALL FARMERS STANDARD APPLICATIONS STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE TEA TEA SECTOR UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION VILLAGE WATER SOURCE The Poverty Reduction Strategy of the Government of Rwanda seeks to unlock the growth and poverty reduction potential of the tea sector through the privatization of tea estates. This paper uses the logic of causal inference and data from the 2004 Quantitative Baseline Survey of the tea sector to assess the potential impact of the privatization program. This entails a normalized comparison of productivity outcomes to account for household heterogeneity in terms of observable and non-observable determinants of these outcomes. The paper also compares living standards between tea and non-tea households. Three main findings emerge from the analysis. Productivity outcomes are generally better in the private sector than in the public sector. Male-headed households outperform female-headed households along all dimensions considered here. And tea households tend to be better off than non-tea households. 2012-05-29T14:55:56Z 2012-05-29T14:55:56Z 2008-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9089743/reading-tealeaves-potential-impact-privatization-tea-estates-rwanda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6533 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4566 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Rwanda |
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ANALYSIS OF POVERTY AVERAGE YIELDS BENCHMARK CASE CAPITA EXPENDITURE CASH CROPS COFFEE COFFEE EXPORTS COOPERATIVES COTTON COUNTERFACTUAL CROP CULTIVATION DESCRIPTION DRAINAGE EARNINGS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EVALUATION METHODS EXCLUSION EXPENDITURE EXPERIMENTAL METHODS EXPORT CROP EXPORT CROPS FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM PRODUCTIVITY FEMALE FEMALES FERTILIZER FERTILIZER COST FERTILIZER USE FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES HARVESTING HECTARES OF LAND HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPACT EVALUATION INCOME INHABITANTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERVENTION LAND OWNERSHIP LIVELIHOOD LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS MATCHING METHODS NEIGHBORHOOD PER CAPITA INCOME PLANTATIONS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATIZATION PRODUCE PROGRAMS PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING METHOD REGRESSION ANALYSIS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY SAMPLE SIZE SELECTION BIAS SMALL FARMERS STANDARD APPLICATIONS STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE TEA TEA SECTOR UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION VILLAGE WATER SOURCE |
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ANALYSIS OF POVERTY AVERAGE YIELDS BENCHMARK CASE CAPITA EXPENDITURE CASH CROPS COFFEE COFFEE EXPORTS COOPERATIVES COTTON COUNTERFACTUAL CROP CULTIVATION DESCRIPTION DRAINAGE EARNINGS ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC GROWTH EMPLOYER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES EVALUATION METHODS EXCLUSION EXPENDITURE EXPERIMENTAL METHODS EXPORT CROP EXPORT CROPS FARM FARM ACTIVITIES FARM PRODUCTIVITY FEMALE FEMALES FERTILIZER FERTILIZER COST FERTILIZER USE FOREIGN INVESTMENT GENDER GENDER BIAS GENDER DIFFERENCES HARVESTING HECTARES OF LAND HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IMPACT ASSESSMENT IMPACT EVALUATION INCOME INHABITANTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERVENTION LAND OWNERSHIP LIVELIHOOD LIVING CONDITIONS LIVING STANDARDS MATCHING METHODS NEIGHBORHOOD PER CAPITA INCOME PLANTATIONS POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY LINE POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATIZATION PRODUCE PROGRAMS PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHING METHOD REGRESSION ANALYSIS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ECONOMY SAMPLE SIZE SELECTION BIAS SMALL FARMERS STANDARD APPLICATIONS STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE TEA TEA SECTOR UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION VILLAGE WATER SOURCE Essama-Nssah, B. Ezemenari, Kene Korman, Vijdan Reading Tealeaves on the Potential Impact of the Privatization of Tea Estates in Rwanda |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4566 |
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The Poverty Reduction Strategy of the
Government of Rwanda seeks to unlock the growth and poverty
reduction potential of the tea sector through the
privatization of tea estates. This paper uses the logic of
causal inference and data from the 2004 Quantitative
Baseline Survey of the tea sector to assess the potential
impact of the privatization program. This entails a
normalized comparison of productivity outcomes to account
for household heterogeneity in terms of observable and
non-observable determinants of these outcomes. The paper
also compares living standards between tea and non-tea
households. Three main findings emerge from the analysis.
Productivity outcomes are generally better in the private
sector than in the public sector. Male-headed households
outperform female-headed households along all dimensions
considered here. And tea households tend to be better off
than non-tea households. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Essama-Nssah, B. Ezemenari, Kene Korman, Vijdan |
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Essama-Nssah, B. Ezemenari, Kene Korman, Vijdan |
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Essama-Nssah, B. |
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Reading Tealeaves on the Potential Impact of the Privatization of Tea Estates in Rwanda |
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Reading Tealeaves on the Potential Impact of the Privatization of Tea Estates in Rwanda |
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Reading Tealeaves on the Potential Impact of the Privatization of Tea Estates in Rwanda |
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Reading Tealeaves on the Potential Impact of the Privatization of Tea Estates in Rwanda |
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Reading Tealeaves on the Potential Impact of the Privatization of Tea Estates in Rwanda |
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reading tealeaves on the potential impact of the privatization of tea estates in rwanda |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/03/9089743/reading-tealeaves-potential-impact-privatization-tea-estates-rwanda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6533 |
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