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Agricultural Productivity Patterns

In: Persistence Pays

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  • Julian M. Alston

    (University of California, Davis)

  • Jennifer S. James

    (California Polytechnic State University)

  • Matthew A. Andersen

    (University of Wyoming)

  • Philip G. Pardey

    (University of Minnesota)

Abstract

At the center of our empirical work is a model of state-specific productivity growth as a function of investments in agricultural research. While the notions of productivity and changes in productivity are intuitive, it is not easy to develop meaningful measures of productivity or to identify the productivity consequences of investments in agricultural R&D. Schultz (1953) argued that the root reason for an interest in the sources of productivity growth is an interest in the sources of output growth. And, expressing an idea he attributed to Zvi Griliches, Schultz (1956, p. 758) wrote.

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  • Julian M. Alston & Jennifer S. James & Matthew A. Andersen & Philip G. Pardey, 2010. "Agricultural Productivity Patterns," Natural Resource Management and Policy, in: Persistence Pays, chapter 0, pages 87-133, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nrmchp:978-1-4419-0658-8_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0658-8_5
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    1. Lotze-Campen, Hermann & von Witzke, Harald & Noleppa, Steffen & Schwarz, Gerald, 2015. "Science for food, climate protection and welfare: An economic analysis of plant breeding research in Germany," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 79-84.

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