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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 877-903 |
| Number of pages | 27 |
| Journal | Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics |
| Volume | 94 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 6 Aug 2023 |
Abstract
Supporting agricultural cooperatives might contribute to the livelihood improvement of many small-scale farmers in developing countries. This research examines the factors affecting the internet use of agricultural cooperatives with a focus on female leadership, its effects on cooperatives’ economic, social, and innovative performance, and the distributional effects of internet use on economic performance. Our analysis relied on the data of 3,512 agricultural cooperatives collected in 2021 from Vietnam. We addressed the endogeneity issue of internet use in impact assessment by employing an instrumental variable approach. Our results show that female leadership was positively and significantly associated with internet use and that internet use had a positive and significant effect on returns on assets, returns on equity, labor productivity, payment per laborer, contribution to labor union and insurance per laborer, and innovation in products of agricultural cooperatives. In addition, unconditional quantile regressions show that internet use in agricultural cooperatives exacerbated income inequality. Enhancing female leadership and promoting rural education were recommended to improve agricultural cooperatives’ performance.
Keywords
- endogeneity, heterogeneity, instrumental variable, internet use, performance
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences(all)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Economics and Econometrics
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Vol. 94, No. 3, 06.08.2023, p. 877-903.
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Female leadership, internet use, and performance of agricultural cooperatives in Vietnam
AU - Nguyen, Trung Thanh
AU - Do, Manh Hung
AU - Rahut, Dil B.
AU - Nguyen, Viet Hung
AU - Chhay, Panharoth
PY - 2023/8/6
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