Technical dependencies as well as data constraints limit our ability to allocate inputs across sectors and hence our ability to measure sectoral productivity. We adapt a directional measure of efficiency to the measurement of sector-specific productivity that does not require allocating all input...
Nin, A.
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Arndt, C.
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Hertel, Thomas W.
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Preckel, P.V.
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[Bridging the gap between partial and total factor productivity measures using directional distance functions]
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Bridging the gap between partial and total factor productivity measures using directional distance functions
Nonparametric productivity analyses performed to date show that most developing countries are experiencing relatively rapid technical regress in agriculture. We discuss the plausibility of these results and argue that they stem from the existence of biased technical change and the definition of t...
Nin, A.
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Arndt, C.
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Preckel, P.V.
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[Is agricultural productivity in developing countries really shrinking? New evidence using a modified nonparametric approach]
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Is agricultural productivity in developing countries really shrinking? New evidence using a modified nonparametric approach
This paper outlines a general framework for analysing the distributional impact of commodity and factor price changes on the welfare of disaggregate households. The impact may be decomposed into an average effect and the departures from that average. The latter departures may be attributed to int...
Cranfield, J.A.L.
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Hertel, Thomas W.
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Preckel, P.V.
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Reimer, J.J.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Assessing the distributional impact of technical change in livestock and grains production in developing countries ]
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Assessing the distributional impact of technical change in livestock and grains production in developing countries
Preckel, P.V.
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Ahmed, M.M.
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Ehui, Simeon K.
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[Modeling economic motivation for diversification on subsistence farms in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Modeling economic motivation for diversification on subsistence farms in the Ethiopian highlands
A two-sector dynamic model for agriculture and forestry is proposed. Agricultural yields are a function of the rate of deforestation, the forest stock, and purchased inputs. We examine the impact of changes in the social discount rate, net returns to agriculture, and direct marginal benefits of t...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Hertel, T.W.
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Preckel, P.V.
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[Forest resource depletion, soil dynamics, and agricultural productivity in the tropics]
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Forest resource depletion, soil dynamics, and agricultural productivity in the tropics