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Regional Patterns of Technical Change in U.S. Agriculture, 1950–1963

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  • Hiromitsu Kaneda

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There have recently been several empirical studies measuring the regional patterns of technical change in U.S. agriculture. Notable among these are a pioneering study by T. T. Stout and V. W. Ruttan and a more recent one by L. B. Lave. My present purpose is to re-examine and up-date these earlier findings. In this study I used a production function technique which differs somewhat from those that so far have been used in this field. The present method recognizes explicitly the basic relationship between labor input and labor cost and is based on the regression of labor productivity (real output per unit of labor) on the wage rate underlying the constant elasticity of substitution (CES) production function. The regression model incorporates an unspecified variable accounting for the influences of time (including weather conditions and the level of technology), from which indices of regional technical change are derived.

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  • Hiromitsu Kaneda, 1967. "Regional Patterns of Technical Change in U.S. Agriculture, 1950–1963," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 49(1_Part_I), pages 199-212.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:49:y:1967:i:1_part_i:p:199-212.
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