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Female leadership, internet use, and performance of agricultural cooperatives in Vietnam

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Nguyen, TT; Do, MH; Rahut, DB; Nguyen, VH; Chhay, P
Published in: Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
September 1, 2023

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.

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Published In

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

DOI

EISSN

1467-8292

ISSN

1370-4788

Publication Date

September 1, 2023

Volume

94

Issue

3

Start / End Page

877 / 903

Related Subject Headings

  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 1502 Banking, Finance and Investment
  • 1402 Applied Economics
 

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Nguyen, T. T., Do, M. H., Rahut, D. B., Nguyen, V. H., & Chhay, P. (2023). Female leadership, internet use, and performance of agricultural cooperatives in Vietnam. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 94(3), 877–903. https://doi.org/10.1111/apce.12434
Nguyen, T. T., M. H. Do, D. B. Rahut, V. H. Nguyen, and P. Chhay. “Female leadership, internet use, and performance of agricultural cooperatives in Vietnam.” Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 94, no. 3 (September 1, 2023): 877–903. https://doi.org/10.1111/apce.12434.
Nguyen TT, Do MH, Rahut DB, Nguyen VH, Chhay P. Female leadership, internet use, and performance of agricultural cooperatives in Vietnam. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. 2023 Sep 1;94(3):877–903.
Nguyen, T. T., et al. “Female leadership, internet use, and performance of agricultural cooperatives in Vietnam.” Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, vol. 94, no. 3, Sept. 2023, pp. 877–903. Scopus, doi:10.1111/apce.12434.
Nguyen TT, Do MH, Rahut DB, Nguyen VH, Chhay P. Female leadership, internet use, and performance of agricultural cooperatives in Vietnam. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics. 2023 Sep 1;94(3):877–903.
Journal cover image

Published In

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

DOI

EISSN

1467-8292

ISSN

1370-4788

Publication Date

September 1, 2023

Volume

94

Issue

3

Start / End Page

877 / 903

Related Subject Headings

  • 4407 Policy and administration
  • 3801 Applied economics
  • 1502 Banking, Finance and Investment
  • 1402 Applied Economics