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The Returns To Investment In Research On Australian Wool Production

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  • Grant M. Scobie
  • John D. Mullen
  • Julian M. Alston

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A production function approach is used to estimate growth in farm productivity in the Australian wool industry from an estimated level of expenditure on wool production R & D. A market equilibrium model of the wool industry is then used to measure the share of total benefits from this productivity growth accruing to Australia and its wool growers. A net return is estimated after allowing for lags in the development and adoption of technology.
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  • Grant M. Scobie & John D. Mullen & Julian M. Alston, 1991. "The Returns To Investment In Research On Australian Wool Production," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 35(2), pages 179-195, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajarec:v:35:y:1991:i:2:p:179-195
    DOI: j.1467-8489.1991.tb00504.x
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