Agricultural productivity in developing countries
No hay miniatura disponible
Fecha
Título de la revista
ISSN de la revista
Título del volumen
Editor
Resumen
Descripción
This paper examines changes in agricultural productivity in 18 developing countries over the period 1961-1985. We use a
nonparametric, output-based Malmquist index and a parametric variable coefficients Cobb-Douglas production function to
examine, whether our estimates confirm results from other studies that have indicated declining agricultural productivity in
LDCs. The results confirm previous findings, indicating that at least half of these countries have experienced productivity
declines in agriculture. © 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.