This paper investigates the determinants of rice seed variety choice in Indonesia with respect to a meta-profit function. Varietal choice is modeled as depending on the profitability of high yielding varieties of seed relative to traditional varieties of seed, the schooling of cultivators and...

This paper investigates the determinants of rice seed variety choice inIndonesia with respect to a meta-profit function. Varietal choice ismodeled as depending on the profitability of high yielding varieties of seedrelative to traditional varieties of seed, the schooling of cultivators...

This article examines the effects of men's and women's participation in micro credit programs on various indicators of women's empowerment using data from a special survey carried out in rural Bangladesh. These credit programs are well suited to studying how gender-specific resources alter...