Ma, WanglinHong, SanghyunReed, W RobertDuan, JianhuaLuu, Phong2023-02-262023-01-092023-092022-12-031370-4788O1VN5 (isidoc)https://hdl.handle.net/10182/15878This study uses a meta-analysis to synthesize the effects of agricultural cooperative membership on the yield of crops and livestock. It collects 158 estimated yield effects from 42 studies, covering 19 developing countries. Our analysis finds evidence that there exists positive publication bias in the empirical literature, confirming that researchers and journals have a preference to publish articles that report positive and significant results. After correcting for publication bias, we find that cooperative membership has a small-sized and insignificant effect on the yield. The meta-regression analysis reveals that variation in the reported yield effects can be largely explained by the study attributes such as the sample type (full sample vs. subsample), membership ratio, econometric approaches (instrumental-variable based parametric approach, non-parametric approach or ordinary least square regression), effect size types (average treatment effects on the treated, average treatment effects, or coefficient), agro-product type (grain or others), and climate zones (tropical or non-tropical).pp.761-780en© 2023 The Authors.cooperative membershipdeveloping countriesmeta-analysisyield effectsJournal Article10.1111/apce.124111467-82922023-02-15ANZSRC::300210 Sustainable agricultural developmentANZSRC::3002 Agriculture, land and farm managementANZSRC::3004 Crop and pasture productionANZSRC::3801 Applied economicsANZSRC::4407 Policy and administrationhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Attribution