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Agricultural Production Functions Estimated From Aggregate Intercountry Observations: A Selected Survey

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This paper critically surveys 10 studies that test the meta-production function hypothesis, which states that intercountry agricultural production variation is partly explained by different levels of human capital. The meta-production function exhibits constant returns to scale without human capital variables; with human capital, they estimate increasing returns. Some variables (land and general education) lack statistical significance. In subsample estimates, developed countries exhibit increasing returns to scale while less developed countries exhibit constant returns to scale. The production function is stable over time. Inadequate measurements are a serious problem; suggestions for improved measurements are offered for future studies.

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  • Trueblood, Michael Alan, 1991. "Agricultural Production Functions Estimated From Aggregate Intercountry Observations: A Selected Survey," Staff Reports 278560, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerssr:278560
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278560
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