Date of Award
Spring 5-9-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Economics
First Advisor
Karna Basu
Second Advisor
Jonathan Conning
Academic Program Adviser
Randall Filer
Abstract
This paper explores the relationships between risk and time preferences and agricultural decisions among poor farmers in Malawi. Utilizing a 2006 baseline survey from the MTARI experiment, this paper uses a Tobit regression to find how risk aversion and time discount factors influence poor farmers' agricultural choices.
Recommended Citation
Som, Sheena, "The Effect of Risk and Time Preferences on Agricultural Decisions Among Farmers in Malawi" (2017). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/143