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When the Levee Breaks : Black Migration and Economic Development in the American South

Hornbeck, Richard - 2012

In the American South, post-bellum economic stagnation has been partially attributed to white landowners' access to low-wage black labor; indeed, Southern economic convergence from 1940 to 1970 was associated with substantial black out-migration. This paper examines the impact of the Great...

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Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Advantage : Old Idea, New Evidence

Costinot, Arnaud - 2012

When asked to name one proposition in the social sciences that is both true and non-trivial, Paul Samuelson famously replied: 'Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage'. Truth, however, in Samuelson's reply refers to the fact that Ricardo's theory of comparative advantage is mathematically...

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The Macroeconomics of Intensive Agriculture

Boppart, Timo; Kiernan, Patrick; Krusell, Per; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

Developing countries employ a very large share of their workforce in agriculture, a sector in which their labor … productivity is particularly low. We take a macroeconomic approach to analyze the role of agriculture in development. We construct … dramatically relative to labor prices; concurrently, capital and intermediate input use in agriculture increases by a factor of 300 …

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The role of agriculture in economic development : a conference of the Universtities-National Bureau Committee for Economic Research

Thorbecke, Erik (ed.) - 1969

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Spatial Structural Change

Eckert, Fabian; Peters, Michael - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Between 1880 and 1920, the US agricultural employment share fell from 50% to 25%. However, despite aggregate demand shifting away from their sector of specialization, rural labor markets saw faster wage growth and industrialization than non-agricultural parts of the US. We propose a spatial...

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A National Estimate of Irrigation Canal Lining and Piping Water Conservation

Hrozencik, R. Aaron; Potter, Nicholas A.; Wallander, Steven - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

for drinking, sanitation, and agriculture. Water conservation can be a means to mitigate the economic damages associated …

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Climate Change and Downstream Water Quality in Agricultural Production : The Case of Nutrient Runoff to the Gulf of Mexico

Elbakidze, Levan; Xu, Yuelu; Gassman, Philip W.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

Nitrogen (N) fertilizer use in agricultural production is a significant determinant of surface water quality. As climate changes, agricultural producers are likely to adapt at extensive and intensive margins in terms of land and per acre input use, including fertilizers. These changes can affect...

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Measuring Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture : An Equilibrium Perspective on Supply-Side Approaches

Gouel, Christophe - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

A popular approach for estimating climate change impacts on agriculture is to rely on supply-side reduced …

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American Agriculture, Water Resources, and Climate Change

Libecap, Gary D.; Dinar, Ariel - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022

This paper highlights the role of agriculture in the American economy and society over time and points to farmer …

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Praying for Rain

Espín-Sánchez, José-Antonio; Gil-Guirado, Salvador; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

for rain is more likely among ethnic groups dependent on intensive agriculture for subsistence and that ethnic groups …

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