Seeds of Change: The Effects of the Introduction of Bt Cotton in India

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dc.creatorGwee, Yi Jie
dc.date2025-12-11T17:21:53Z
dc.date2025-12-11T17:21:53Z
dc.date2025-12-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:31:29Z
dc.descriptionAlthough many studies have examined the factors affecting structural transformation, the role of relative factor endowments has not been extensively explored. This paper examines the effects of the introduction of Bt cotton in India and finds substantial increases in cotton output and the land allocated to growing it. The effects diminish as the ratio of labor-to-land increases. This suggests that when inputs are complementary and technological change is labor augmenting, the relative scarcity of other inputs can limit productivity gains, shaping patterns of structural transformation. Despite increases in cotton land and output, the share of workers in agriculture remained unchanged.
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dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/50464521-aa53-4e9f-af0f-6a2254bcf5b9
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/44065
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-11275
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/405263
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper; 11275
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectLABOR REALLOCATION
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.titleSeeds of Change: The Effects of the Introduction of Bt Cotton in India
dc.typeWorking Paper

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