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15 July 2013Slide 1 Christian Kuhlgatz
Evaluating the Effect of Rural Finance on African Economies
Farm- and Market-based MethodsEvaluating the Effect of Rural Finance on African Economies
Dr. Christian H. KuhlgatzThünen Institute of Market Analysis
Accra, Ghana15. July 2013
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Access to finance for enhanced agric. productivity
• Agricultural supply: variable, affected by climate change
• Price volatility on world markets
• Incomplete financial markets impede consumption smoothing ability of households• Precautionary savings to prevent food insecurity• Focus on short-term income generation, lower expected return Reduced human capital accumulation Adoption of new technologies hindered
Which tools of TI could be useful in the African context?
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Outline
- Investigate African markets with simulation models- Impact assessment methods to measure the causal
effect of rural finance- Inter-regional comparisons of farms with the agri
benchmark network- Conclusions
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AGMEMOD: Using partial equilibrium models for policy consultancy in Africa
• At TI: AGMEMOD model used for simulatingthe effects of EU agricultural policies
• Extending AGMEMOD to Africa• June 2013: Visit of researchers from Kenya and
Ethiopia at TI
• In the current process, country models for Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda with intended extensions to other African countries
• Reduced set of 5 markets for the start• Ethiopia with wheat, corn, sorghum, teff, and haricot beans• Kenya with wheat, corn, sorghum, haricot beans, sweet potatoes or milk• Uganda with corn, sorghum, cassava, haricot beans, and sweet potatoes
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AGMEMOD goes Africa
Markets represented by area, yields, productions, trade, different demand and prices
Drivers (exogenous variables) • Policies – trade measures, board prices, investment support, input support• Macro economic variables – GDP, inflation, exchange rates, population• Others – rainfall, oil price, fertilizer price
Build a solid base for policy consultancy in African countries so that African economies and farmers can respond adequately
on external shocks and build a resilient, productive agriculture Capture regional interactions and investigate multiplier effects
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Identifying the causal effect of finance on agricultural productivity
- Ex-post analysis: What would have happened if the household had no access to finance? - Measurement problems: selection bias, spill-over effects- Experiments (RCTs) or quasi-experimental approaches
- Typical impact assessment tools- Propensity score matching, Regression Discontinuity, DiD,
Instrumental Variables, Heckman selection model…- Pitt & Khandker vs. Roodman & Morduch debate:
- Still no consensus on the impact of microfinance reached
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Sources of selection bias in capital markets (examples)
- Monitoring costs - Areas with high population density are preferred
- Adverse selection- Higher interest rates attracts riskier borrowers- Higher collateral requirements attracts riskier borrowers
- Moral hazard - Insurances encourage farmers to behave riskier
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Example of an impact assessment: Ghana
• Causal effect of export crop cultivation on hh-income• Self selection problem. E.g.: some farms cannot afford
participation in profitable but volatile export markets
• 1st part: Identification of the determinants of export cropping• Heckman selection model
• 2nd part: Impact assessment• Propensity score matching
• GLSS 5 data of farm households, 2005-6
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Determinants of export crop cultivation in Ghana (excerpt)
Participation in export cropping
Intensity of export cropping
coefficient (t-value) coefficient (t-value)Female hh-head -0.139 (-1.43) -4.585* (-1.82)Age of hh-head 0.013*** (5.25) 0.197*** (2.8)Number of children -0.0007 (-0.04) -2.12*** (-4.63)Institutional loans 0.0001 (1.04) 0.0011 (0.5)Private loans 0.0001 (1.35) 0.0022** (2.46)Savings -0.000001 (-0.05) 0.0011** (2.05)Land with deed (%) 0.0021* (1.81) -0.029 (-0.99)
Owned land 0.00006*** (4.63) 0.0002*** (2.88)
Motor vehicle 0.221 (1.48) 7.673* (1.94)Eco-zone: forest 0.228 (1.1) 13.41*** (3.37)…
λ (Inverse Mills ratio) -9.673*** (-3.12)F-test [p-value] 11.10 [0.00]
*, ** and *** indicate significance at 10%, 5% and 1% levels, respectively.
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Impact of export crop cultivation
• Results of propensity score matching• Compares income and poverty of households that are
similar in their observable characteristics
Outcome ATT Critical level of hidden bias (Γ) No. of treated No. of controlsIncome/capita 97.58 ( 2.20)** 1.15-1.20 438 2,351Poverty status -0.053 (-2.18)** 1.25-1.30 435 2,351Poverty gap -6.16 (-2.67)** 1.15-1.20 438 2,351Monetary values are reported in 10,000 cedi. Numbers in parentheses are t-values. ** indicate 5% significance levels.
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Identifying the reasons of a causal relation
- Impact assessments can quantify the causal effect, BUT:- “Impact” is most often context specific and changes over time- Even if impact is identified without bias: can it be repeated in other
places or circumstances? - For a better understanding of what mechanisms are at work,
there is need for in-depth analyses of farms- Aim: identify impact pathways that explain the effect of access to
finance- TI farm economics: agri benchmark network has the ability
to perform rigorous investigations by comparing results of typical farms from different regions
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Unique features of agri benchmark
• Production systems approach>>> more than financial data and reasons behind differences
• Cooperation with producers and advisors>>> get the story behind the data
• Global coverage>>> big players and emerging economies
• Using standardised methods world-wide>>> global comparability
• Works in countries without / with limited statistics and accounting>>> global comparability
• Expert knowledge>>> access local expertise and overcome language issues
Main supporting partner
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Countries in the agri benchmark Network
Participating countries 2013
Contacts for further growth
New countries 2013Ireland (beef/sheep)Uruguay (beef/sheep)China (sheep)Myanmar, Laos, Zambia,Mozambique (cash crop)
2013 CountriesFarms
Cash crop 2775
Cow-calf 2355
Beef finishing 2970
Sheep 1425
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Financial market analysis in Africa
- TI can assist African research on capital markets with our policy analysis toolkit- Knowledge transfer in trade analysis methods & impact
assessments- Providing access to the agri benchmark network
- Ex-post analyses within single countries- Evaluating the impact of improved financial access on productivity
- Model-based simulations- Identify probable multiplier effects on other regions- Analyze the effect of external shocks on whole economies
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Thank you for your interest
christian.kuhlgatz@ti.bund.deThünen Institute of Market Analysis
www.ti.bund.de