REGIONAL PRODUCTIVITY DIFFERENCES AND PROSPECT FOR CONVERGENCE IN BANGLADESH AGRICULTURE, 1964-1992
| dc.creator | Rahman, Sanzidur | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T18:11:33Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T03:29:54Z | |
| dc.description | This paper applies the sequential Malmquist index to calculate multi lateral, multi-factor productivity (MFP) indices for agriculture in 16 regions of Bangladesh from 1964 to 1992 and examines convergence among regions. Productivity grew at an average rate of 2.2% per annum, led by regions with high level of Green Revolution technology diffusion. The growth mainly occurred due to technological progress estimated at 2.1% per year. Overall technical efficiency declined slightly at 0.1% per year due to falling technical efficiency in most of the regions in later years. Both cross-section and time series tests confirmed that divergence among regions disappeared and agricultural productivity reached convergence in the long run. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.20047 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20047/files/sp04ra05.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20047 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/533577 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20047 | |
| dc.title | REGIONAL PRODUCTIVITY DIFFERENCES AND PROSPECT FOR CONVERGENCE IN BANGLADESH AGRICULTURE, 1964-1992 | |
| dc.type | Text |