The nineties' agricultural reform in China that was aimed at deregulating the agricultural market eventually resulted … affected the productivity and welfare of grain farmers in China at the regional level. We find that the price regulation that … on incentives to produce more. -- China ; Welfare ; TFP ; Agriculture ; Grain Production …

Following the rural reform in 1978 a series of agricultural reforms were introduced in China. The main aim of these … affected the productivity and welfare of wheat farmers in China for a dataset that covers all the major rural reforms … undertaken in China. We find that the nineties' price reforms resulted in a high magnitude of effort-response from wheat farmers …