This article examines the effect of group-based credit used to finance self-employment by landless households in Bangladesh on the seasonal pattern of household consumption and male and female labour supply. This credit can help smooth seasonal consumption by financing new productive activities...

The application of an econometric model to survey data from 351 Bangladeshi households indicates between that there are important linkages between a farmer's occupational status and his material input demand, supervision inputs and therefore, farm productivity. The results show that occupational...

The authors focus on tests of labour aggregation and profits maximising behaviour of farmers in a village in Bangladesh. Special emphasis is placed on the role of farm size and tenancy status. The results reported in the article indicate that farmers whose operated areas and/or tenancy states...