Two Blades of Grass: The Impact of the Green Revolution
|
|
- Chad Walters
- 6 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 Two Blades of Grass: The Impact of the Green Revolution Douglas Gollin 1 Casper Worm Hansen 2 Asger M. Wingender 3 Nairobi, July 7, Oxford University 2 University of Copenhagen 3 University of Copenhagen 1 / 1
2 Introduction Question: How does agricultural productivity growth affect aggregate economic growth? Prior empirical research has focused on local effects of agr. productivity growth (e.g., Foster and Rosenzweig, 2004; Bustos et al., 2016). We estimate the general equlibrium effect of adopting HYVs at the national level We analyze the diffusion of high-yielding crop varieties (HYVs) in 84 developing countries Causal identification main challenge we use an IV strategy 2 / 1
3 Estimation equation Our main diff-in-diff estimation equation is: y it = β 0 + β 1 HYVs it + τ t + δ i + ε it, y it is the outcome variable (e.g., GDP/capita) in country i in year t. HYVs it is the HYV adoption rate for the 10 most important food crops (data from Evenson and Gollin 2003) τ t and δ i are year and country fixed effects Since HYVs it is endogenous, we construct an IV based on: 1 Agro-climatically attainable yields for HYVs (spatial variation in the intensity of the treatment). 2 The different timing of HYV research successes for different crops 3 / 1
4 Spatial variation: Agro-climatically attainable yields Idea: countries with high benefit from HYVs are more likely to adopt We measure the potential benefit by agro-climatically attainable yields (hypothetical maximum yields given climate when a high input level is used, i.e. HYVs, fertilizer, mechanization, and irrigation) 4 / 1
5 Adoption rate (percent of cropland) Time variation in development of HYVs The Green Revolution initiated by philanthropic efforts in the 1950s. First HYVs of wheat and rice available in the 1960s, HYVs of other crops at later dates Timing of research successes exogenous to individual countries Year Rice Barley Wheat Cassava Notes: Adoption rate of HYVs in the average country in our sample 5 / 1
6 Constructing the instrument 1 Estimate crop-specific adoption rates by a DD strategy: HYVs j it = 2000 k=1965 α j k acy j i τ k t + τ t + δ i + ε j it acy j i is attainable yield of crop j spatial component of IV Interaction with year fixed effects, τ k t timing component of IV 6 / 1
7 Constructing the instrument 1 Estimate crop-specific adoption rates by a DD strategy: HYVs j it = 2000 k=1965 α j k acy j i τ k t + τ t + δ i + ε j it acy j i is attainable yield of crop j spatial component of IV Interaction with year fixed effects, τ k t timing component of IV 2 Predict adoption rates for each of the 10 crops, ĤYVs j it. 6 / 1
8 Constructing the instrument 1 Estimate crop-specific adoption rates by a DD strategy: HYVs j it = 2000 k=1965 α j k acy j i τ k t + τ t + δ i + ε j it acy j i is attainable yield of crop j spatial component of IV Interaction with year fixed effects, τ k t timing component of IV 2 Predict adoption rates for each of the 10 crops, ĤYVs j it. 3 Weight them by the crops share of harvested land in 1960: ĤYVs it = J ĤYVs j it harvested areaj i1960 j=1 harvested area i / 1
9 Constructing the instrument 1 Estimate crop-specific adoption rates by a DD strategy: HYVs j it = 2000 k=1965 α j k acy j i τ k t + τ t + δ i + ε j it acy j i is attainable yield of crop j spatial component of IV Interaction with year fixed effects, τ k t timing component of IV 2 Predict adoption rates for each of the 10 crops, ĤYVs j it. 3 Weight them by the crops share of harvested land in 1960: ĤYVs it = 4 This is our instrument! J ĤYVs j it harvested areaj i1960 j=1 harvested area i / 1
10 Main results: GDP/pc and population Table 3: The effect of HYV on population and GDP/capita (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Dependent Variable (in logs): GDP/capita Population Actual HYV adoption 0.987*** 1.482*** *** *** (0.178) (0.402) (0.0701) (0.178) Predicted HYV adoption 1.801*** *** (0.539) (0.198) Observations Countries Estimator OLS 2SLS OLS OLS 2SLS OLS Kleibergen-Paap SLS results: HYV adoption up by 10pp GDP/cap. up by 15%, and population down by 5%. 7 / 1
11 Robustness checks Controls (Interacted with time dummies): Geographic confounders (e.g., climate and agricultural suitability) Distance (or presence) of research centers Asian regional dummies. Initial values: outcomes, constraint on the executive, population density, openness to trade. Cash crops (cotton, soybeans and sugar) Time periods: Other: Unbalanced panel from Subperiods (e.g., stop in 1980). Country specific linear time trends. Alternative specifications of instrument. Outliers Falsification checks of IV strategy 8 / 1
12 Channels Table 9: The agricultural sector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Dependent variable (in logs): Yield/ Harvested Fertilizer/ Agri. Agri. employworker area hectare population ment share Actual HYV adoption 1.919*** * 2.162** *** *** (0.468) (0.326) (0.905) (0.338) (0.252) Observations Countries Estimator 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS Kleibergen-Paap HYVs increased agricultural productivity 9 / 1
13 Channels Table 9: The agricultural sector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Dependent variable (in logs): Yield/ Harvested Fertilizer/ Agri. Agri. employworker area hectare population ment share Actual HYV adoption 1.919*** * 2.162** *** *** (0.468) (0.326) (0.905) (0.338) (0.252) Observations Countries Estimator 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS Kleibergen-Paap HYVs increased agricultural productivity Direct effect on yields 9 / 1
14 Channels Table 9: The agricultural sector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Dependent variable (in logs): Yield/ Harvested Fertilizer/ Agri. Agri. employworker area hectare population ment share Actual HYV adoption 1.919*** * 2.162** *** *** (0.468) (0.326) (0.905) (0.338) (0.252) Observations Countries Estimator 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS Kleibergen-Paap HYVs increased agricultural productivity Direct effect on yields Increased use of other inputs (e.g., fertilizer, capital) 9 / 1
15 Channels Table 9: The agricultural sector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Dependent variable (in logs): Yield/ Harvested Fertilizer/ Agri. Agri. employworker area hectare population ment share Actual HYV adoption 1.919*** * 2.162** *** *** (0.468) (0.326) (0.905) (0.338) (0.252) Observations Countries Estimator 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS Kleibergen-Paap HYVs increased agricultural productivity Direct effect on yields Increased use of other inputs (e.g., fertilizer, capital) Reduced pressure on land confirming the Borlaug hypothesis 9 / 1
16 Channels Table 9: The agricultural sector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Dependent variable (in logs): Yield/ Harvested Fertilizer/ Agri. Agri. employworker area hectare population ment share Actual HYV adoption 1.919*** * 2.162** *** *** (0.468) (0.326) (0.905) (0.338) (0.252) Observations Countries Estimator 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS Kleibergen-Paap HYVs increased agricultural productivity Direct effect on yields Increased use of other inputs (e.g., fertilizer, capital) Reduced pressure on land confirming the Borlaug hypothesis Released labor from agriculture structural transformation 9 / 1
17 Channels Table 9: The agricultural sector (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Dependent variable (in logs): Yield/ Harvested Fertilizer/ Agri. Agri. employworker area hectare population ment share Actual HYV adoption 1.919*** * 2.162** *** *** (0.468) (0.326) (0.905) (0.338) (0.252) Observations Countries Estimator 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS 2SLS Kleibergen-Paap HYVs increased agricultural productivity Direct effect on yields Increased use of other inputs (e.g., fertilizer, capital) Reduced pressure on land confirming the Borlaug hypothesis Released labor from agriculture structural transformation These effects are big enough to explain the effect on GDP/cap. 9 / 1
18 Demographics Table 10: Demographic effects (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Dependent variable: (in logs) (in rates) Life Infant Adult Mortality Fertility Rate of Pop- Expec- mortality female male rate natural ulation tancy increase growth Actual HYV adoption *** *** *** *** *** *** (0.0870) (0.382) (0.314) (0.254) (0.293) (0.0636) (0.0774) Observations Countries Kleibergen-Paap HYV adoption decreases mortality (col. 1-4), especially for females. Fertility decreases more (col. 5) population growth No Malthusian effect. No significant effect on migration (col. 6 minus col. 7). 10 / 1
19 Implications: The effect of the Green Revolution Table 11: The impact of HYV adoption Average developing country Developing world total HYV adoption rate year % 59 % HYVs contribution to GDP/cap. growth 50 pp 139 pp Actual GDP/capita growth 57 % 171 % HYVs contribution to population growth -14 pp -27 pp Actual population growth 162 % 129 % The Green Revolution had a huge positive impact on economic growth from It also reduced population growth Catch-all GE effect: All amplifying effects part of the estimated effect of adopting HYVs 11 / 1
20 Thank you 12 / 1
CROP VARIETY IMPROVEMENT AND INFANT MORTALITY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
CROP VARIETY IMPROVEMENT AND INFANT MORTALITY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD Prabhat Barnwal, Aaditya Dar, Jan von der Goltz, Ram Fishman, Gordon C. McCord, Nathan Mueller Motivation The health and welfare impacts
More informationAfrican Cities and The Structural Transformation: Evidence from Ghana and Ivory Coast
African Cities and The Structural Transformation: Evidence from Ghana and Ivory Coast Remi Jedwab Paris School of Economics & LSE ABCDE 2011 Conference, 01 June 2011. 1 / 33 Research Question Introduction
More informationAgricultural Productivity in China: Parametric Distance Function
Agricultural Productivity in China: Parametric Distance Function Bingxin Yu June 2, 2013 Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Outline Agriculture in China Theoretical framework Data Curvature condition and hypothesis
More informationGlobal Strategy. Session 1.2: Minimum Set of Core Data Items. Module 1: Sampling in the Context of the Global Minimum Set of Core Data Items
Global Strategy IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL STATISTICS IN ASIA PACIFIC Module 1: Sampling in the Context of the Global Minimum Set of Core Data Items Session 1.2: Minimum Set of Core Data Items 13
More informationOutline THE GREEN REVOLUTION 12/10/2015
THE GREEN REVOLUTION FAB-465 Lecture 7 Outline History and background of Green Revolution Salient Features Global impact Green Revolution in Pakistan Successes and Failures of GR 1 Malthusian Theory of
More informationMinimum Core Data Set
Global Strategy IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL STATISTICS IN ASIA PACIFIC Minimum Core Data Set Regional Office for the Asia-Pacific Regional Action Plan to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics
More informationESTIMATING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY: BIASES DUE TO OMISSION OF GENDER-INFLUENCED VARIABLES AND ENDOGENEITY OF REGRESSORS
ESTIMATING GENDER DIFFERENCES IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY: BIASES DUE TO OMISSION OF GENDER-INFLUENCED VARIABLES AND ENDOGENEITY OF REGRESSORS by Nina Lilja, Thomas F. Randolph and Abrahmane Diallo* Selected
More informationLinking Climate Change, Rice Yield, and Migration:
Linking Climate Change, Rice Yield, and Migration: The Philippine Experience FH Bordey, CC Launio, EJP Quilang, NB Ogena and CMA Tolentino International Conference on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
More informationA METHODOLOGICAL CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL IN BURKINA FASO TO ASSESS BIAS IN ESTIMATES OF AGRICULTURE-NUTRITION RELATIONSHIPS
A METHODOLOGICAL CLUSTER-RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL IN BURKINA FASO TO ASSESS BIAS IN ESTIMATES OF AGRICULTURE-NUTRITION RELATIONSHIPS Agriculture, Nutrition, Health Scientific Symposium Kathmandu, Nepal,
More informationOverview of Global Strategy Minimum Core Data Set requirements
Global Strategy IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL STATISTICS IN ASIA PACIFIC Overview of Global Strategy Minimum Core Data Set requirements Allan Nicholls, Regional Coordinator Workshop on Statistical Capacity
More informationThe Rise and Fall of U.S. Farm Productivity Growth,
The Rise and Fall of U.S. Farm Productivity Growth, 1910-2007 Julian Alston, Matt Andersen & Phil Pardey Contributed presentation at the 60th AARES Annual Conference, Canberra, ACT, 2-5 February 2016 Copyright
More informationVegard Iversen (IEG, Delhi, and Manchester), Richard Palmer- Jones (UEA) and Kunal Sen (Manchester)
The Colonial Legacy: Institutions or Infrastructure? A Critique of Abhijit Banerjee and Lakshmi Iyer (BI), History, Institutions and Economic Performance: The Legacy of Colonial Land Tenure Systems in
More informationInternational Benchmarks for Wheat Production
September, 2016 International Benchmarks for Wheat Production Michael Langemeier, Associate Director, Center for Commercial Agriculture Elizabeth Yeager, Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State
More informationNew Imported Inputs, Wages and Worker Mobility
New Imported Inputs, Wages and Worker Mobility Italo Colantone Alessia Matano + Paolo Naticchioni Bocconi University + University of Barcelona Roma Tre University and IZA May 15, 2016 Introduction The
More informationSTOCHASTIC MAIZE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTION RISK ANALYSIS IN DADAR DISTRICT, EAST ETHIOPIA
STOCHASTIC MAIZE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTION RISK ANALYSIS IN DADAR DISTRICT, EAST ETHIOPIA B Fufa & RM Hassan 1 Abstract A stochastic production technology that allows risk effects of factor
More informationAgriculture and Climate Change Revisited
Agriculture and Climate Change Revisited Anthony Fisher 1 Michael Hanemann 1 Michael Roberts 2 Wolfram Schlenker 3 1 University California at Berkeley 2 North Carolina State University 3 Columbia University
More informationClimate Change, Crop Yields, and Implications for Food Supply in Africa
Climate Change, Crop Yields, and Implications for Food Supply in Africa David Lobell 1 Michael Roberts 2 Wolfram Schlenker 3 1 Stanford University 2 North Carolina State University 3 Columbia University
More informationHouse Prices, Local Demand, and Retail Prices. Paris 2015
House Prices, Local Demand, and Retail Prices Johannes Stroebel NYU Stern, NBER & CEPR Joseph Vavra Chicago Booth & NBER Paris 2015 Introduction How do markups and prices respond to demand shocks? Important
More informationCrop Rotation. Definition:
28 Definition: Crop Rotation Crop rotation can be defined as a regular recurrent succession of different crops on the same land through a considerable period of years according to a define plan. Rotations
More informationDigitalization, Skilled labor and the Productivity of Firms 1
Digitalization, Skilled labor and the Productivity of Firms 1 Jóannes Jacobsen, Jan Rose Skaksen and Anders Sørensen, CEBR, Copenhagen Business School 1. Introduction In the literature on information technology
More informationDeciding Minimum Set of Core Data at national and global level
Global Strategy IMPROVING AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL STATISTICS IN ASIA PACIFIC Item 5 Deciding Minimum Set of Core Data at national and global level Allan Nicholls, Regional Coordinator Orientation Programme
More informationRegional electricity demand and economic transition in China. LIN Jiang, LIU Xu, HE Gang, and GUO Jin November 13, th USAEE/IAEE Conference
Regional electricity demand and economic transition in China LIN Jiang, LIU Xu, HE Gang, and GUO Jin November 13, 2017 35 th USAEE/IAEE Conference Outline Research Question Literature Review Models Regression
More information"Agricultural primary commodity export and environmental degradation: what consequences for populations health?"
"Agricultural primary commodity export and environmental degradation: what consequences for populations health?" CERDI - Université of Auvergne 2011 African Economic Conference 26-28 October 2011 Motivations
More informationAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE, WITHIN AND ACROSS COUNTRIES
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE, WITHIN AND ACROSS COUNTRIES JACOB MOSCONA May 3, 2018 Abstract The impact of agricultural productivity growth at the sub-national and national levels could
More informationChina s Role in the Future Food Security Situation of Asia: A Threat or An Ally
China s Role in the Future Food Security Situation of Asia: A Threat or An Ally Jikun Huang Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy Chinese Academy of Sciences Presented at International Conference on Asian
More informationImpacts of climate and price changes on global food production
Impacts of climate and price changes on global food production Mekbib G. Haile and Tesfamicheal Wossen Invited paper presented at the 5th International Conference of the African Association of Agricultural
More informationAN ANALYSIS OF IMPACT OF CONTRACT FARMING ON FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY THE CASE OF HYBRID PADDY SEED CULTIVATION IN SOUTH INDIA
AN ANALYSIS OF IMPACT OF CONTRACT FARMING ON FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY THE CASE OF HYBRID PADDY SEED CULTIVATION IN SOUTH INDIA BRAJA BANDHU SWAIN 1 INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ILRI)
More informationAdapting to the Weather: Lessons from U.S. History. December 31, Abstract
Adapting to the Weather: Lessons from U.S. History Hoyt Bleakley Sok Chul Hong December 31, 2009 Abstract An important unknown in understanding the impact of climate change is the scope for adaptation,
More informationAssessing the Impact of Southeast Asia's Increasing Meat Demand on Global Feed Demand and Prices
Assessing the Impact of Southeast Asia's Increasing Meat Demand on Global Feed Demand and Prices Jim Hansen United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, MTED, 355 E Street. S.W.,
More informationLand Productivity and Economic Development: Caloric Suitability vs. Agricultural Suitability
Land Productivity and Economic Development: Caloric Suitability vs. Agricultural Suitability Oded Galor and Ömer Özak June 30, 2015 Abstract This paper establishes that the Caloric Suitability Index (CSI)
More informationImpact of Climate Change, Weather Extremes, and Price Risk on Global Food Supply
EconDisCliCha (2017) 1:55 75 DOI 10.1007/s41885-017-0005-2 ORIGINAL PAPER Impact of Climate Change, Weather Extremes, and Price Risk on Global Food Supply Mekbib G. Haile 1 & Tesfamicheal Wossen 2 & Kindie
More informationEFFECT OF EDUCATION ON TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND AGGREGATE CROP OUTPUT IN BANGLADESH
Bangladesh J. Agric. Econs. XIX, 1 and 2 (1996): 1-15 EFFECT OF EDUCATION ON TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND AGGREGATE CROP OUTPUT IN BANGLADESH Uttam Kumar Dev Mahabub Hossain ABSTRACT The study examines the
More informationWill Asia continue to drive global fertilizer demand to 2030?
Will Asia continue to drive global fertilizer demand to 2030? Fertilizer demand forecasting beyond traditional trend analysis Laura Cross Analyst Integer Research Overview Integer s new approach to fertilizer
More informationMinimum Core Data Set
Minimum Core Data Set Dalip Singh Statistician Regional Office for the Asia-Pacific Regional Action Plan to Improve Agricultural and Rural Statistics 1 Background The Global Strategy describes three pillars
More informationThe Crop Connection: Impact of Cell Phone Access on Crop Choice in Rural Pakistan
The Crop Connection: Impact of Cell Phone Access on Crop Choice in Rural Pakistan Saher Asad Lahore University of Management Sciences saher.asad@lums.edu.pk June 20, 2016 ABCDE 2016 Saher Asad (LUMS) Crop
More informationCountry Profile: Food Security Indicators
I. FOOD DEPRIVATION AND CONSUMPTION INDICATORS Food Deprivation Proportion of undernourishment - - - - na na na Number of undernourished millions ns ns ns ns na na na Food deficit of undernourished population
More informationBangladesh s Growth Trajectories: Is the Country Approaching to Lewis Turning Point in its Economic Development?
SANEM Annual Economists Conference 2016 Bangladesh: Way towards a Middle Income Country Bangladesh s Growth Trajectories: Is the Country Approaching to Lewis Turning Point in its Economic Development?
More informationIn Search of an African Green Revolution Center for Global Development Washington, DC September 6, 2006
In Search of an African Green Revolution Center for Global Development Washington, DC September 6, 2006 Norman E. Borlaug President Sasakawa Africa Association Mexican Government-Rockefeller Foundation
More informationLow-quality, low-trust and lowadoption: Saharan Africa. Jakob Svensson IIES, Stockholm University
Low-quality, low-trust and lowadoption: Agriculture in Sub- Saharan Africa Jakob Svensson IIES, Stockholm University This talk Technology adoption in agriculture Use (or rather none-use) of fertilizer
More informationThe Impact of a Feeder Road Project on Cash Crop Production in Zambia s Eastern Province between 1997 and 2002
The Impact of a Feeder Road Project on Cash Crop Production in Zambia s Eastern Province between 1997 and 2002 Christian Kingombe Session ID 18: Agriculture micro 3: Agricultural markets 19th March 2012,
More informationThe Iqbal Memorial Lecture MARK R. ROSENZWEIG
The Pakistan Development Review 39 : 4 Part I (Winter 2000) pp. 337 361 The Iqbal Memorial Lecture The Consequences of the Agricultural Productivity Growth for Rural Landless Households: Findings from
More informationOur MCMC algorithm is based on approach adopted by Rutz and Trusov (2011) and Rutz et al. (2012).
1 ONLINE APPENDIX A MCMC Algorithm Our MCMC algorithm is based on approach adopted by Rutz and Trusov (2011) and Rutz et al. (2012). The model can be written in the hierarchical form: β X,ω,Δ,V,ε ε β,x,ω
More informationEnergy, Agriculture and Food Security. Prabhu Pingali Deputy Director, Agriculture Development
Energy, Agriculture and Food Security Prabhu Pingali Deputy Director, Agriculture Development Talk to the National Academies Round Table on Science and Technology for Sustainability. Views expressed are
More informationAgricultural Productivity and Structural Transformation. Evidence from Brazil
USC FBE FINANCE SEMINAR presented by Jacopo Ponticelli FRIDAY, April 25, 2014 10:30 am 12:00 pm, Room: JKP-210 Agricultural Productivity and Structural Transformation. Evidence from Brazil Paula Bustos
More informationAppendix to Gerlagh, Mathys and Michielsen, Energy Abundance, Trade and Specialization (ej371_02)
Appendix to Gerlagh, Mathys and Michielsen, Energy Abundance, Trade and Specialization (ej371_02) Appendix 1. Data Description Table A. Countries in the sample. Abbreviation Country AUS* Australia BEL
More informationMeasuring Competition Johan Stennek
Measuring Competition Johan Stennek 1 How to Measure Competition Agenda Structure Conduct Performance (SCP) New Empirical Industrial Organization (NEIO) Structural oligopoly models Entry models (next time)
More informationA Prospective Analysis of US-Brazil Biofuel Policies
A Prospective Analysis of US-Brazil Biofuel Policies Héctor M. Núñez and Hayri Önal Madhu Khanna, Xiaoguang Chen, Haixiao Huang University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Energy Biosciences Institute CTBE-IEA
More informationHow Relevant is Malthus for Economic Development Today? David N. Weil Brown University and NBER. Joshua Wilde Brown University
How Relevant is Malthus for Economic Development Today? David N. Weil Brown University and NBER Joshua Wilde Brown University Preliminary Comments Welcome The Malthusian model of population and economic
More informationGENDER AND RACE IN THE LABOR MARKET
GENDER AND RACE IN THE ABOR MARKET GENDER AND RACE IN THE ABOR MARKET Sponsored by a Grant TÁMOP-4.1.2-08/2/A/KMR-2009-0041 Course Material Developed by Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences,
More informationAre We Successful in Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled in Air Quality Nonattainment Areas?
Presentation at MARAMA Transportation & Air Quality Workshop Are We Successful in Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled in Air Quality Nonattainment Areas? Statistical Evidence of the Impact of Air Quality Control
More informationEnhancing livestock herders welfare in the context of climate change: An analysis of the 2012 harsh winter
Enhancing livestock herders welfare in the context of climate change: An analysis of the 2012 harsh winter LiK Conference Bishkek, October 12 th, 2017 Nicholas Sitko, 1 Valentina Conti, 1 and Tilman Brück
More informationAugust 14, Abstract
THE IMPACT OF INDIA S GREEN REVOLUTION: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF MODERN AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT JACOB MOSCONA August 14, 2017 Abstract This study exploits rapid technological development during the
More informationField Exam January Labor Economics PLEASE WRITE YOUR ANSWERS FOR EACH PART IN A SEPARATE BOOK.
University of California, Berkeley Department of Economics Field Exam January 2017 Labor Economics There are three parts of the exam. Please answer all three parts. You should plan to spend about one hour
More informationAre Ideas Getting Harder to Find?
Are Ideas Getting Harder to Find? Bloom, Jones, Van Reenen, and Webb March 2018 1 / 63 Overview New stylized fact: Exponential growth is getting harder to achieve. Economic growth = Research productivity
More informationThe transformation of Chinese agriculture
The transformation of Chinese agriculture Jessica Leight Williams Department of Economics April 4, 2016 Introduction In the analysis of change in poverty and inequality over time, we already saw evidence
More informationMeasuring Household Resilience to Food Insecurity
ERD Accra, 21-23 May 2009 Measuring Household Resilience to Food Insecurity An Application to Palestinian Households Luca Alinovi, ESAF Erdgin Mane, ESAF Donato Romano, University of Florence Research
More informationDevelopment and Growth Lec 12. Population (2) Bonn University Lingwei Wu
Development and Growth Lec 12. Population (2) Bonn University Lingwei Wu Today Determinants of population growth Crop and population Potato Maize Sweet potato Nathan Nunn and Nancy Qian The Potato s Contribution
More informationAgricultural Diversification and Economic Development: Evidence from U.S. History
Agricultural Diversification and Economic Development: Evidence from U.S. History Martin Fiszbein Brown University PRELIMINARY DRAFT: November 2013 This paper studies the effects of agricultural diversification
More informationSeasonal Effects of Water Quality: The Hidden Costs of the Green Revolution to Infant and Child Health in India
Seasonal Effects of Water Quality: The Hidden Costs of the Green Revolution to Infant and Child Health in India Elizabeth Brainerd Nidhiya Menon 2 nd IGC Annual South Asia Growth Conference July 2013 Motivation
More informationTARGETING IN CONDITIONING CROWDING IN/OUT: David Mather and Isaac Minde
FERTILIZER SUBSIDIES & THE ROLE OF TARGETING IN CONDITIONING CROWDING IN/OUT: THE CASE OF TANZANIA David Mather and Isaac Minde Department of Agricultural, Food & Resource Economics Michigan State University
More informationForeign Retail Entry under Domestic Rivals
Foreign Retail Entry under Domestic Rivals Kyung-In Hwang University of Nottingham Midwest International Trade Conference 2017 Motivation Oligopolistic competition between Tesco(FDI) and Emart(Korean firm).
More informationINDIAN STATE-LEVEL SORGHUM PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES
INDIAN STATE-LEVEL SORGHUM PRODUCTIVITY MEASURES BY DAYAKAR BENHUR AND SALEEM SHAIK CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: SALEEM SHAIK 310 Lloyd-Ricks, West Wing Dept of Agricultural Economics MSU, Mississippi State,
More informationThe Size Distribution of Farms and International Productivity Differences
The Size Distribution of Farms and International Productivity Differences Tasso Adamopoulos York University Diego Restuccia University of Toronto February 21, 2013 IMF Washington, DC Adamopoulos and Restuccia
More informationCountry Profile: Food Security Indicators
Country Profile: Food Security Indicars I. FOOD DEPRIVATION AND CONSUMPTION INDICATORS Food Deprivation Proportion of undernourishment 15 11 10 9-7.1-2.0-0.7 Number of undernourished millions 5.2 4.0 3.9
More informationCountry Profile: Food Security Indicators
Country Profile: Food Security Indicars I. FOOD DEPRIVATION AND CONSUMPTION INDICATORS Food Deprivation Proportion of undernourishment 6 6 6-0.3-1.0 na Number of undernourished millions 1.5 1.6 1.6 ns
More informationGender & labor allocation in smallholder farms. The case of chili producers in West Java
Gender & labor allocation in smallholder farms The case of chili producers in West Java Review of Gender Research in Agriculture Women produce 60-80% of food in developing countries (FAO, 2011) Women face
More informationClimate-driven technical change: seasonality and the invention of agriculture
Climate-driven technical change: seasonality and the invention of agriculture Andrea Matranga Universitat Pompeu Fabra CaSEs seminars February 17, 2015 1 / 31 Introduction I focus on two puzzles related
More informationResearch Horizons in China
Research Horizons in China David Roland-Holst Seminar in Environmental and Resource Economics and Policy ARE, UC Berkeley 24 September 2002 Outline Introduction Resources Agriculture Other Rural Sector
More informationLand Sparing in Agricultural Landscapes. Charles Palmer Ben Groom Simon Gillings Steve Langton EnvEcon 2018, Royal Society
Land Sparing in Agricultural Landscapes Charles Palmer Ben Groom Simon Gillings Steve Langton EnvEcon 218, Royal Society 2 15 Research Question What were the impacts of the EEC agricultural set-aside programme
More informationGeography and the Determinants of Land Distribution: Evidence from the United States
Geography and the Determinants of Land Distribution: Evidence from the United States Dietrich Vollrath University of Houston September 12th, 2006 Abstract: While the adverse impacts of land inequality
More informationAgricultural Productivity and Structural Change
Agricultural Productivity and Structural Change Doug Gollin Williams College NSF-AERC-IGC Technical Session on Agriculture and Development December 2010 Mombasa, Kenya Doug Gollin (Williams College ) Agriculture
More informationAnalysis of agricultural input-output based on Cobb Douglas production function in Hebei Province, North China
African Journal of Microbiology Research Vol. 5(32), pp. 5916-5922, 30 December, 2011 Available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/ajmr ISSN 1996-0808 2011 Academic Journals DOI: 10.5897/AJMR11.961
More informationWORKING PAPER THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION IN MATOPIBA
WORKING PAPER THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF AGRICULTURAL EXPANSION IN MATOPIBA ARTHUR BRAGANÇA JANUARY 2018 THEME AGRICULTURE KEYWORDS AGRICULTURE, DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL FRONTIER The Land Use Initiative
More informationDOES PLANNING REGULATION PROTECT INDEPENDENT RETAILERS? Raffaella Sadun May 2008
DOES PLANNING REGULATION PROTECT INDEPENDENT RETAILERS? Raffaella Sadun May 2008 BACKGROUND Retailing has gradually become a major industry in most developed countries ( 20% employment in the UK) This
More informationImpact of Water Management on Agricultural Production
Impact of Water Management on Agricultural Production Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, Vol. 6, No. 2 85 Rashida Haq Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Pakistan Email: rashida_haq@hotmail.com
More informationCEREAL GRAINS AND FERTILIZERS TRANSPORTATION: ANALYSIS AND FORECAST THROUGH BRITISH COLUMBA PORTS Asim Maqbool and Jim Baker 1, Transport Canada
CEREAL GRAINS AND FERTILIZERS TRANSPORTATION: ANALYSIS AND FORECAST THROUGH BRITISH COLUMBA PORTS Asim Maqbool and Jim Baker 1, Transport Canada Introduction This study analyzes the movement of two major
More informationA Natural Experiment of Demographic Pressure on Soil Fertility Management: The Case of Rural Burkina Faso
A Natural Experiment of Demographic Pressure on Soil Fertility Management: The Case of Rural Burkina Faso Takeshi Sakurai, Hitotsubashi University, Japan Kimseyinga Savadogo, University of Ouagadougou,
More informationThe Creative Class. Do Jobs follow People or do People follow Jobs? Stein Østbye, Mikko Moilanen, Hannu Tervo and Olle Westerlund
The Creative Class Do Jobs follow People or do People follow Jobs? Stein Østbye, Mikko Moilanen, Hannu Tervo and Olle Westerlund Tromsø University Business School, Norway Jyväskylä University School of
More informationDEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS YALE UNIVERSITY P.O. Box New Haven, CT
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS YALE UNIVERSITY P.O. Box 208268 New Haven, CT 06520-8268 http://www.econ.yale.edu/ Economic Growth Center Discussion Paper No. 1020 Economics Department Working Paper No. 111 Probability
More informationGlobal Agricultural Monitoring in the CGIAR
Global Agricultural Monitoring in the CGIAR CGIAR-CSI Consortium for Spatial Information Enrica Porcari Chief Information Officer - CGIAR Rome, Italy GEOSS Agric. Monitoring Workshop FAO, Rome 16-18 July,
More informationGlobalization, Job Tasks and the Occupational Structure of Firms: Implications for job polarization
Globalization, Job Tasks and the Occupational Structure of Firms: Implications for job polarization Paris, June 2018 Fredrik Heyman Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm and Lund
More informationThe relationship between farm size and productivity: empirical evidence from the Nepalese mid-hills
The relationship between farm size and productivity: empirical evidence from the Nepalese mid-hills Sridhar Thapa Department of Ecology and Sustainable Economic Development(DECOS), Università degli Studi
More informationGlobal Assessment of impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity the FAO GAEZ portal
Global Assessment of impacts of climate change on agricultural productivity the FAO GAEZ portal John Latham, Gianluca Franceschini Geospatial Coordination Unit (GCU) Climate and Biodiversity Department;
More informationAn Analysis of the Cost Efficiency of Farms in Scotland
An Analysis of the Cost Efficiency of Farms in Scotland 989- Cesar Revoredo-Giha, Philip Leat and Catherine Milne 4th EAAE Seminar Structural Change in Agriculture, Berlin, Germany, April 5-6, 00 Outline
More informationProtecting the Rainforest? The Case of Mahogany Prohibition and Deforestation
Protecting the Rainforest? The Case of Mahogany Prohibition and Deforestation Ariaster Chimeli and Rodrigo Soares Universidade de São Paulo Columbia University Ariaster Chimeli and Rodrigo Soares Mahogany
More informationDynamic Transition and Economic Development
Dynamic Transition and Economic Development Ping Wang Department of Economics Washington University in St. Louis January 2016 1 A. Introduction 1. The big picture! Prior to 1800: output/consumption per
More informationIdentifying Supply and Demand Elasticities of Agricultural Commodities: Implications for the US Ethanol Mandate
Identifying Supply and Demand Elasticities of Agricultural Commodities: Implications for the US Ethanol Mandate Michael J. Roberts & Wolfram Schlenker NC State University Columbia University CRC LCA Biofuel
More informationCountry Profile: Food Security Indicators
Country Profile: Food Security Indicars I. FOOD DEPRIVATION AND CONSUMPTION INDICATORS Food Deprivation Proportion of undernourishment 10 14 13 7 5.9-0.8-10.6 Number of undernourished millions 2.1 3.1
More informationWorld Supply and Demand of Food Commodity Calories
World Supply and Demand of Food Commodity Calories THIS DRAFT: January 26, 2009 A Paper Prepared for the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 24-27 June 2009 ABSTRACT This paper
More informationRamadan Fasting and Agricultural Production in India
Ramadan Fasting and Agricultural Production in India Heather Schofield (U Penn) April 19, 2018 Agricultural Production Agriculture is central to the lives of the poor around the globe It is well known
More informationECON 4350: Growth and Investment Lecture note 15
ECON 4350: Growth and Investment Lecture note 15 Department of Economics, University of Oslo Lecturer: Kåre Bævre (kare.bavre@econ.uio.no) Spring 2005 16 Endogeneous growth and the data Secondary reading:
More informationMEASUREMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF POTATO PRODUCTION IN TWO SELECTED AREAS OF BANGLADESH: A TRANSLOG STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS
Progress. Agric. 21(1 & 2): 233 245, 2010 ISSN 1017-8139 MEASUREMENT OF PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY OF POTATO PRODUCTION IN TWO SELECTED AREAS OF BANGLADESH: A TRANSLOG STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS A.
More informationWhen is a digging stick better than a plow? Boserup s Theory of Population and Technology
When is a digging stick better than a plow? Boserup s Theory of Population and Technology econ/demog 175 UC Berkeley Prof. Goldstein Week 4 Lecture A Spring 2018 1 Agenda 1. Pull and push of technology
More informationDownloaded from
1. What is the main production activity? (A) Fishing (B) Farming (C) Manufacturing (D) Repairing Eco - The Story of Village Palampur 2. What do you mean by Multiple Cropping? (A) To grow more than one
More informationDo Water Saving Technologies Save Water? Empirical Evidence from North China
Do Water Saving Technologies Save Water? Empirical Evidence from North China Qiuqiong Huang, Jinxia Wang*, Yumin Li Abstract This paper describes the extent of water saving technologies usage and evaluates
More informationSOUTHERN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS DECEMBER, 1976 COST-SIZE RELATIONSHIPS AND TRADITIONAL FARMERS' ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR* G. R.
SOUTHERN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS DECEMBER, 1976 COST-SIZE RELATIONSHIPS AND TRADITIONAL FARMERS' ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR* G. R. Soltani The degree of peasant response to innovations traditional farmers'
More informationMRW model of growth: foundation, developments, and empirical evidence
MRW model of growth: foundation, developments, and empirical evidence Mariya Neycheva * 1. Introduction The economics of growth is one of the most popular fields of study in both theoretical and empirical
More informationBRAZILIAN SEED MARKET NEWS. By MNAGRO
BRAZILIAN SEED MARKET NEWS By MNAGRO AGRIBUSINESS IN BRAZIL KEEPS GROWING CONAB, the Brazilian Agriculture Supply government entity recently estimate what should be the last figure for Brazilian grain
More informationTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND DEFORESTATION: EVIDENCE FROM THE BRAZILIAN SOYBEAN REVOLUTION
WORKING PAPER TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND DEFORESTATION: EVIDENCE FROM THE BRAZILIAN SOYBEAN REVOLUTION JULIANO ASSUNÇÃO ARTHUR BRAGANÇA AUGUST 2015 THEME AGRICULTURE KEYWORDS TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, AGRICULTURE,
More informationDescription of the GLOBIOM model
Description of the GLOBIOM model 17 September 2013, Ecofys, IIASA, E4tech Ecofys, IIASA and E4tech are jointly undertaking a project for the European Commission (DG ENERGY) on the modelling of ILUC associated
More information