Meemken, Eva-Marie

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[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","681"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","2"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","American Journal of Agricultural Economics"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","695"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","102"],["dc.contributor.author","Sellare, Jorge"],["dc.contributor.author","Meemken, Eva‐Marie"],["dc.contributor.author","Kouamé, Christophe"],["dc.contributor.author","Qaim, Matin"],["dc.date.accessioned","2021-04-14T08:27:17Z"],["dc.date.available","2021-04-14T08:27:17Z"],["dc.date.issued","2020"],["dc.description.abstract","Although many studies analyzed effects of sustainability standards—such as Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance—on smallholder farmers in developing countries, most did not sufficiently account for systematic differences between certified and noncertified farmers. Certified farmers are typically organized in cooperatives. When sampling only from a small number of cooperatives, as previous studies did, it is not easy to disentangle certification effects from possible cooperative effects. Here, we address this shortcoming by randomly sampling from a large number of cooperatives, thus better capturing existing institutional heterogeneity. In particular, we collect and use data from cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire who are organized in Fairtrade‐certified and noncertified cooperatives. Regression models with instrumental variables show that Fairtrade has positive and significant effects on cocoa yields, prices, and living standards. These effects remain significant also after controlling for cooperative characteristics, but the magnitude of the estimates changes. We draw two conclusions. First, in Côte d'Ivoire, Fairtrade certification benefits farmers economically. Second, and more generally, cooperative characteristics are jointly correlated with certification and relevant outcomes, which needs to be accounted for to avoid bias when evaluating the benefits of sustainability standards in the small farm sector."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1002/ajae.12015"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/82231"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI Import GROB-399"],["dc.publisher","Wiley Periodicals, Inc."],["dc.relation.eissn","1467-8276"],["dc.relation.issn","0002-9092"],["dc.relation.orgunit","Department für Agrarökonomie und Rurale Entwicklung"],["dc.rights","This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes."],["dc.title","Do Sustainability Standards Benefit Smallholder Farmers Also When Accounting For Cooperative Effects? Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

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[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1007"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","4"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","European Review of Agricultural Economics"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","1030"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","48"],["dc.contributor.author","Jäckering, Lisa"],["dc.contributor.author","Meemken, Eva-Marie"],["dc.contributor.author","Sellare, Jorge"],["dc.contributor.author","Qaim, Matin"],["dc.date.accessioned","2022-04-01T10:02:50Z"],["dc.date.available","2022-04-01T10:02:50Z"],["dc.date.issued","2021"],["dc.description.abstract","Abstract Written employment contracts may improve the conditions of agricultural workers in developing countries, but farmers as employers often prefer less formal oral arrangements. We evaluate whether farmers’ preferences, which are deeply rooted in traditional norms, can be influenced through a group awareness campaign. In a randomised experiment in Côte d’Ivoire, we show that such a campaign increases farmers’ preferences for written contracts and for contract features involving social benefits for workers. The campaign also increases farmers’ likelihood to initiate concrete steps towards signing a contract with their workers. We conclude that group-based interventions can change farmers’ traditional views about employment relations."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1093/erae/jbaa035"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/106016"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI-Import GROB-530"],["dc.relation.eissn","1464-3618"],["dc.relation.issn","0165-1587"],["dc.title","Promoting written employment contracts: evidence from a randomised awareness campaign"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

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