Because rural poverty and low agricultural productivity are closely related, governments often actively pursue policies designed to boost productivity and incomes in the poorest regions. This paper examines why such large variations in agricultural productivity occur and identifies policy...

The paper analyzes the determinants of industry employment location across Argentine provinces. On one hand, we looked at those determinants suggested by the traditional trade theory emphasizing the role of factor endowments. On the other hand, we explored the role of economies of scale combined...

In the context of these new approaches in the analysis of economic growth concepts like â€catching-up†and potential growth are becoming increasingly important. In estimating potential output two approaches can be distinguished. In the first one a variety of statistical detrending...

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Chenery and Syrquin (1975) established the “stylized fact†about the evolution of the agricultural sector through the process of development, whereby agriculture’s share in national GDP tends to decline with development. Does this mean that from a policy point of view resources...

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