The low level of adoption of labor-saving technologies makes human labor a central productive factor among small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, many of these farmers face missing labor markets such that household composition becomes an important source of labor endowment. This dissertation investigates family structure and labor allocation using detailed household agricultural production data under two different contexts: (i) when households are subject to production risk and (ii) in the wake of the introduction of a new agricultural technology. -- Abstract.
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