misallocation in agriculture during the period between 2006 and 2016. Despite rapid growth in agricultural productivity and a …We examine important changes in agriculture in Viet Nam in the context of ongoing structural changes in the economy. We … productivity over time. Our analysis also reveals important differences between the north and south regions. …

institutions, reforms and (labour) productivity growth in agriculture is analysed within an augmented neo-classical growth model … democratic institutions, have positively contributed to the (labour) productivity growth in former communist countries …’ agriculture. …

Innovation in agriculture differs from innovation elsewhere in the economy in several important ways. In this chapter … innovations that reduce the susceptibility of agricultural production to these uncontrolled factors. These features of agriculture …. Informal innovation and technical discovery processes characterized agriculture from its beginnings some 10,000 years ago …

induced by changes in wind across years, I show that higher levels of pollution lead to decreased agricultural productivity …, with large changes in productivity being common. The negative effects of pollution are larger in areas growing more labor …-intensive crops, indicating that the pollution works at least partly through direct effects on labor productivity. Finally, combining …

by changes in wind, I show that higher levels of particulate matter lead to decreased agricultural productivity, with … changes in productivity of 10 percent being common. Combining wind direction with the rollout of coal plants, results indicate … pollution from coal plants has a larger effect on agricultural productivity than other types of pollution. Given that the …