Replication data for: Profitability of Fertilizer: Experimental Evidence from Female Rice Farmers in Mali

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Lori Beaman; Dean Karlan; Bram Thuysbaert; Christopher Udry

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Project Citation:

Beaman, Lori, Karlan, Dean, Thuysbaert, Bram, and Udry, Christopher. Replication data for: Profitability of Fertilizer: Experimental Evidence from Female Rice Farmers in Mali. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-11. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112628V1

Project Description

Summary: We conducted an experiment providing fertilizer grants to female rice farmers in Mali. We found that women who received fertilizer used both more fertilizer and more complementary inputs such as herbicides and hired labor. This shows that farmers respond to an increase in one input by re-optimizing other inputs. Second, while the increase in inputs led to a considerable increase in output, we found no evidence that profits increased. Our results suggest that fertilizer's impact on profits is small compared to other sources of variation. This may make it difficult for farmers to learn about the returns to fertilizer.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
      O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
      Q12 Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
      Q16 Agricultural R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services

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