Ball, V.E.; Färe, R.; Grosskop, S.; Margaritis, D. - Departamento de Economía, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - 2014
This paper investigates the role of energy on U.S. agricultural productivity using panel data at the state level for the period 1960-2004. We first provide a historical account of energy use in U.S. agriculture. To do this we rely on the Bennet cost indicator to study how the price and volume...