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Provedor de dados: 	31	
País: 	United States	
Título: 	Long-Run Structural and Productivity Change in U.S. Agriculture: Effects of Prices and Policies	
Autores: 	Evenson,   Robert E.; Huffman,   Wallace E.	
Data: 	2006-01-30	
Ano: 	1997	
Palavras-chave: 	Farm structure; Productivity; Farm size; Farm specialization; Part-time farming; Research; Technical change; Agriculture; Industrial Organization.	
Resumo: 	This paper presents (1) a conceptual framework for structural change when farms may be multiproduct or specialized and (2) an econometrics examination of causes of structural and total factor productivity (TFP) change for U.S. agriculture. Farm size, farm specialization, and part-time farming are the structural dimension emphasized, and they become potential channels to TFP change. Using state aggregate data starting in 1950, we conclude that input prices, public and private research, public extension, and government commodity programs have directly and indirectly caused change in U.S. farm structure and TFP. Our results suggest that changes in farm size, however, have been dominated by input price changes rather than by technology or government programs.	
Tipo: 	Working or Discussion Paper	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	19681

http://purl.umn.edu/28518	
Editor: 	AgEcon Search	
Relação: 	Yale University&gt;Economic Growth Center&gt;Center Discussion Papers

Center Discussion Paper No. 773	
Formato: 	34

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