Long-Run Structural and Productivity Change in U.S. Agriculture: Effects of Prices and Policies by Wallace E. Huffman … 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 …

This paper presents quantitative evidence on the relationship between forest conversion and the productivity of … intersectoral connections in Brazil's economy. The paper is organized as follows. Section I makes a geographical characterization of …. Section V analyses major determinants of productivity in agropastoral activities following this broad vegetation distinction …

variation in measured health status are included in wage functions to assess empirically whether the productivity of both … components of health are equal. Evidence from Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire and Brazil suggests that the health human capital effect on …

productivity, specialization and income concentration in agriculture are analyzed. The structural heterogeneity can be evidenced …This study addresses the structural heterogeneity and production of Brazilian agriculture. Economic indicators of labor … discussing the structural and productive issues that lead to heterogeneity in agriculture. We show a high specialization and …

Malmquist total factor productivity (TFP) index has been extensively applied in the literature to measure productivity … compare the levels and trends in agricultural productivity in European countries, making use of the most-recent data available … from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of United Nations. The aim of this study is to measure TFP developments in …

In this paper, we consider how Russian Agriculture has developed since the constitution of the Russian Federation. The … efficiency (TE), technological change, and (both aggregated as overall index) on Total Factor Productivity (TFP). Given that the … agriculture is for many regions the fundamental source of income this fact is alarming, especially when the local agriculture …

global agriculture. The analysis uses the new version of the GTAP-W model, which distinguishes between rainfed and irrigated … agriculture and implements water as an explicit factor of production for irrigated agriculture. The results suggest that a partial … analysis of the main factors through which climate change will affect agricultural productivity lead to different outcomes. Our …

temperature increase in the relevant year and with a crop-growth model estimating climate change impact on cereal productivity …

protection policies and trade relations with the EU and productivity dynamics and their determinants. Secondly, it presents four … scenarios based on the main value chains of the agriculture sector of Med 11: animal products, fruits and vegetables, sugar and …