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A Framework for Examining Technical Change

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  • Knudson, Mary K.
  • Larson, Bruce A.

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Technical change is dynamic, recursive, and endogenous to the economic system. However, empirical studies usually treat technology as exogenous, defining technical change in terms of its end result changes in some production possibilities set. An endogenous view of technical change is necessary to understand, anticipate, and perhaps alter the development and use of new technologies and their associated problems. This article outlines a conceptual framework in which technical change is endogenous. The framework accounts for the dynamic and recursive interactions between research and development activities, the adoption and diffusion of new innovations, and the regulatory and institutional environment. As an example, the development of glyphosate-tolerant crops is discussed to show how the framework can be used to identify, organize, and understand the important variables and relationships for a specific case of technical change.

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  • Knudson, Mary K. & Larson, Bruce A., 1989. "A Framework for Examining Technical Change," Journal of Agricultural Economics Research, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 41(4), pages 1-8.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersja:138837
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.138837
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    1. Kaaria, Susan Kawira, 1990. "Economic potential of high oil oats," ISU General Staff Papers 1990010108000017620, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
    2. Mariyono, Joko, 2009. "Technological and Institutional Changes in the Indonesian Rice Sector: From Intensification to Sustainable Revitalization," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), vol. 6(2), pages 1-29, December.

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