Table 3 Definition of variables and a priori expectations for treatment effect model
Variable | Variable definition | Units of measurement | Expected sign |
|---|---|---|---|
ALSS | Average livelihood status score | Index of livelihood indicators | |
Age | Age | Years | +/− |
Sex | Sex | Dummy (1 = female, 0 = male) | +/− |
Educ.d | Education | Dummy (1 = had formal education (JHS and above), 0 = otherwise) | + |
HH.size | Household size | Number of people in household | + |
F.size | Irrigable farm size | Acres | + |
Remittances | Remittances | Ghana cedi | + |
Off-fm.inc | Off-fm income | Ghana cedi | + |
Irrig_type | Category of irrigation | Dummy (1 = CIS, 0 = GIS) | +/− |