We study the impact of incomplete consumption risk-sharing on land misallocation in rural economies. We develop a …' choices, leading them away from maximizing expected incomes and resulting in land misallocation. Using the latest ICRISAT …

We study the impact of incomplete consumption risk-sharing on land misallocation in rural economies. We develop a …' choices, leading them away from maximizing expected incomes and resulting in land misallocation. Using the latest ICRISAT …

The disparities in cross-country labor productivity are greater in agriculture than in other industries. I propose that … the misallocation of female talent across sectors distorts productivity. I formalize the theory by using a general …

The disparities in cross-country labor productivity are greater in agriculture than in other industries. I propose that … the misallocation of female talent across sectors distorts productivity. I formalize the theory by using a general …

Developing countries employ a very large share of their workforce in agriculture, a sector in which their labor … productivity is particularly low. We take a macroeconomic approach to analyze the role of agriculture in development. We construct … dramatically relative to labor prices; concurrently, capital and intermediate input use in agriculture increases by a factor of 300 …

sustainable irrigation technologies. As working population moves out of agriculture, urbanisation will gather pace. However …

sector. Despite this historical role of agriculture in economic development, both the academic and donor communities lost … agriculture is returning. This paper explores the reasons why agriculture is back on the policy agenda for donors and poor … growth. There is a sharp debate, however, between optimists and pessimists over the potential for small-scale agriculture to …

sector. Despite this historical role of agriculture in economic development, both the academic and donor communities lost … agriculture is returning. This paper explores the reasons why agriculture is back on the policy agenda for donors and poor … growth. There is a sharp debate, however, between “optimists” and “pessimists” over the potential for small-scale agriculture …