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The Output Bias of Technological Change in Postwar Japanese Agriculture

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In order to explain the rapid change in the output mix, this study tests the hypothesis that technological change in postwar Japanese agriculture was biased towards livestock production. A multioutput translog cost function was estimated for the 1958–84 period in which results are consistent with the hypothesis. Furthermore, changes in the composition of crop and livestock production had significant impacts on relative factor uses. Above all, expanding livestock production required relatively less labor than expanding crop production, implying a positive contribution to the rapid exodus of labor to the nonagricultural sectors.

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  • Yoshimi Kuroda, 1988. "The Output Bias of Technological Change in Postwar Japanese Agriculture," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 70(3), pages 663-673.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ajagec:v:70:y:1988:i:3:p:663-673.
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    1. Shumway, C. Richard & Davis, George C., 2001. "Does consistent aggregation really matter?," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 45(2), pages 1-34.
    2. Coelli, Tim J., 1991. "Productivity Growth in Western Australia," 1992 Conference (36th), February 10-13, 1992, Canberra, Australia 146431, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
    3. Kivanda, Lena & Fox, Glenn, 1993. "Falsification and the Practice of Agricultural Production Economists: A Methodological Assessment," Department of Agricultural Economics and Business 258724, University of Guelph.

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