Technical Change, Human Capital, and Spillovers in United States Agriculture, 1949-1985

By Klaus W Deininger

Book Overview

First published in 1995. Based on a detailed adjustment for the quality of inputs and outputs, this study develops state-level measures for total factor productivity growth in US agriculture which are used to determine (i) the presence and determinants of convergence across states; (ii) the contribution of individual factors of production to productivity growth; (iii) the importance of spillovers across states; (iv) the economic effects of, returns to, and factor biases of research and extension. This title will be of great interest to students of economics and agriculture.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367254689
• ISBN13: 9780367254681
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.4"