This paper adopts a stochastic frontier approach to investigate the trend and determinants of total factor productivity (TFP) growth in the agriculture sector of India, using extensive district-level data. The assessment of the production frontier highlights the efficiency aspect of Indian...

This study explores how breakthrough inventions shape the patterns of knowledge production. Drawing on the literature on technology competition and inventive search, we argue that a breakthrough invention first increases the intensity of knowledge production as inventors seek to establish a...