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. 2017 Feb;67:64–77. doi: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2016.09.015

Table 8.

OLS results including interactions with distance to key points.

Ethiopia Malawi Niger Tanzania Uganda
Dependent variable: Log labor demand
Log HH size 0.592⁎⁎⁎ 0.719⁎⁎⁎ 0.717⁎⁎⁎ 0.516⁎⁎⁎ 0.225⁎⁎⁎
(0.099) (0.101) (0.125) (0.067) (0.061)
Distance to large town (km) −0.001 0.007 −0.015 0.001 0.001
(0.004) (0.004) (0.013) (0.002) (0.003)
Log HH size × Distance to town 0.001 −0.002 0.001 0.002 0.004⁎⁎
(0.002) (0.003) (0.001) (0.001) (0.002)



Log HH size 0.610⁎⁎⁎ 0.627⁎⁎⁎ 0.730⁎⁎⁎ 0.609⁎⁎⁎ 0.363⁎⁎⁎
(0.091) (0.088) (0.133) (0.086) (0.075)
Distance to market (km)a 0.003 0.006 −0.008 0.003 0.008⁎⁎⁎
(0.003) (0.012) (0.012) (0.002) (0.003)
Log HH size × Distance to market 0 0.005 0 0 −0.002
(0.001) (0.008) (0.002) (0.001) (0.002)



Log HH size 0.563⁎⁎⁎ 0.661⁎⁎⁎ 0.762⁎⁎⁎ 0.562⁎⁎⁎ 0.330⁎⁎⁎
(0.072) (0.068) (0.073) (0.062) (0.058)
Distance to road (km) −0.005 0.016 −0.019 −0.002 0.008
(0.007) (0.009) (0.012) (0.003) (0.007)
Log HH size × Distance to road 0.003 0.001 −0.002 0.003 −0.003
(0.003) (0.005) (0.004) (0.002) (0.005)



Log HH size 0.685⁎⁎⁎ 0.599⁎⁎⁎ 0.606⁎⁎⁎ 0.571⁎⁎⁎ 0.296⁎⁎⁎
(0.085) (0.092) (0.130) (0.051) (0.053)
Distance to capital (km) 0.001 0.001 −0.003 −0.001 0.003
(0.003) (0.004) (0.011) (0.001) (0.002)
Log HH size × Distance to capital 0 0.001 0.003 0.001⁎⁎ 0
(0.000) (0.002) (0.002) (0.000) (0.001)

Notes: All regressions include same location fixed effects as previous tables; Standard errors clustered at level of FE; sample weights used; dependent variable in all regressions is the log of total labor demand on farm; each row group of coefficients is from a separate regression.

a

Malawi the ’distance to market’ variable is measured as the distance to the nearest ADMARC facility.

⁎⁎⁎

Significant at 1%.

⁎⁎

Significant at 5%.

Significant at 10%.