Productivity and Comparative Advantage in Rice Agriculture in South-East Asia Since 1870 <link rid="fn1">*</link>
Rice long dominated the agricultural economies of South-East Asia. Given the economic predominance of agriculture, the development of rice production had a significant bearing on the economies in the region. This article explains why the countries of mainland South-East Asia long dominated the international rice market. It quantifies labor productivity in rice production and argues that simple, low-cost and labor-extensive, but low-yielding production technology allowed farmers in mainland South-East Asia to achieve significantly higher levels of labor product-ivity than in the more densely populated rice-producing areas in South-East Asia and Japan. High levels of labor productivity were a major source of comparative advantage in rice production for Burma, Thailand and Southern Vietnam. Copyright 2004 East Asian Economic Association.
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2004
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Authors: | Eng, Pierre van der |
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Asian Economic Journal. - East Asian Economic Association - EAEA. - Vol. 18.2004, 4, p. 345-370
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East Asian Economic Association - EAEA |
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