How Endowments, Accumulations, and Choice Determine the Geography of Agricultural Productivity in Ecuador

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dc.creatorLeon, Mauricio
dc.creatorLarson, Donald F.
dc.date2013-12-20T20:34:13Z
dc.date2013-12-20T20:34:13Z
dc.date2006-09-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:36:30Z
dc.descriptionSpatial disparity in incomes and productivity is apparent across and within countries. Most studies of the determinants of such differences focus on cross-country comparisons or location choice among firms. Less studied are the large differences in agricultural productivity within countries related to concentrations of rural poverty. For policy, understanding the determinants of this geography of agricultural productivity is important, because strategies to reduce poverty often feature components designed to boost regional agricultural incomes. Census and endowment data for Ecuador are used to estimate a model of endogenous technology choice to explain large regional differences in agricultural output and factor productivity. A composite-error estimation technique is used to separate systemic determinants from idiosyncratic differences. Simulations are employed to explore policy avenues. The findings suggest a differentiation between the types of policies that promote growth in agriculture generally and those that are more likely to assist the rural poor.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/09/17753018/endowments-accumulations-choice-determine-geography-agricultural-productivity-ecuador
dc.identifierWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.identifierdoi:10.1093/wber/lhl003
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16436
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/16436
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/407225
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relationWorld Bank Economic Review
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL OUTPUT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCAPABILITY
dc.subjectCONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectE-MAIL
dc.subjectECONOMETRICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC SECTORS
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELASTICITIES
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMAIL ADDRESS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENDOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL
dc.subjectEXPECTED VALUE
dc.subjectFACTOR MARKETS
dc.subjectFAMILY LABOR
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFERTILIZERS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectGROWTH MODELS
dc.subjectGROWTH THEORY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectINPUT FACTOR
dc.subjectINSTITUTION
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEGRATION
dc.subjectLABOR INPUTS
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectMANAGERIAL SKILL
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTS
dc.subjectMARGINAL VALUE
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL ENDOWMENTS
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectNEW TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectPOLICY INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION ELASTICITIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION INPUTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION QUANTITIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE ASSETS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETURNS TO SCALE
dc.subjectROLE OF INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSAFETY NETS
dc.subjectSEASONAL LABOR
dc.subjectSEASONAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectUSES
dc.titleHow Endowments, Accumulations, and Choice Determine the Geography of Agricultural Productivity in Ecuador
dc.typeJournal Article
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