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Extensión de los predios agrícolas y productividad. El caso del campo cañero en México

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  • Campos, Francisco

    (Global Macroeconomic Resarch, prudential Fixed Income)

  • Oviedo, Mariana

    (Banco de México)

Abstract

In this paper, we study the relationship between the size of sugarcane cultivation plots in Mexico and their yield. We show, theoretically and empirically, a U-shaped association between these variables. We present suggestive evidence that this relationship is driven by the more intensive use of inputs in smaller and larger plots relative to those of medium size —those of about eight hectares. These results contribute to the debate regarding the relationship between the size of agricultural production units and their productivity; in the case of Mexican farms, this literature is practically nonexistent.// En este artículo estudiamos la relación entre la extensión de las unidades de producción de caña de azúcar en México y sus rendimientos. Mostramos, teórica y empíricamente, una asociación en forma de U entre estas variables. Presentamos evidencia que sugiere que dicha relación está determinada por el uso más intensivo de insumos en los predios de menor y mayor superficie relativos a los de tamaño medio: los de aproximadamente ocho hectáreas. Estos resultados contribuyen al debate sobre la relación entre el tamaño de las unidades de producción agrícola y su productividad; en el caso del campo mexicano, esta literatura es prácticamente inexistente

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  • Campos, Francisco & Oviedo, Mariana, 2015. "Extensión de los predios agrícolas y productividad. El caso del campo cañero en México," El Trimestre Económico, Fondo de Cultura Económica, vol. 0(325), pages .147-181, enero-mar.
    • Handle: RePEc:elt:journl:v:82:y:2015:i:325:p:147-181
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20430/ete.v82i325.143
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    Keywords

    caña de azúcar; extensión de las parcelas cañeras; rendimiento en campo; México;
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    JEL classification:

    • D23 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • L66 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Food; Beverages; Cosmetics; Tobacco
    • Q1 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture

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