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Table 15 Treatment effect estimation (CEM)

From: Impact of large-scale agricultural investments on the food security status of local community in Gambella region, Ethiopia

Indicator

Coef.

Std. err.

t

p >|t|

Food energy intake

− 0.0918798

0.0667401

− 1.38

0.170

Months of food adequacy

− 0.7754902

0.1971752

− 3.93

0.000

HDD

− 0.5497199

0.2389546

− 2.30

0.022

FCS

− 3.645049

1.666621

− 2.19

0.030

HFIAS

1.037885

0.882693

1.18

0.241

CSI

7.393557

2.577846

2.87

0.004

Food expenditure share

0.0752113

0.0313216

2.40

0.017

Food security index

− 7.042927

2.00547

− 3.51

0.001

  1. Source: own survey, 2018
  2. The results presented in Table 15 show that LSAI has a negative impact on the food security status of the local community. In general, the results are similar to the ones generated through PSM and IPW matching strategies, indicating the validity and robustness of our results estimated via the PSM model
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Agriculture & Food Security

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