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Agricultural terms of trade and distributional perversities in a neo-Ricardian model

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The comparative-static effects of a change in terms of trade for the agricultural sector are examined in a two-sector, neo-Ricardian model. When wages are held constant and intensive rents are earned by owners of the non-produced land resource, it is possible for a favorable shift in agriculture's terms of trade to lead to a fall in the rate of profit on circulating capital or a decline in the rental rate on land. The conditions causing these perverse profit and rental rate responses are shown to depend on the type of high-yielding technology available. The relevance of the analysis to policy making and investment in the agriculture sector is discussed.
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  • Andrews, Margaret S., 1985. "Agricultural terms of trade and distributional perversities in a neo-Ricardian model," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 17(1-2), pages 117-129.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:deveco:v:17:y:1985:i:1-2:p:117-129
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    1. Amitava Krishna Dutt, 1989. "Sectoral Balance: A Survey," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-1989-056, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Gibson, Bill & McLeod, Darryl, 1985. "Profit, rent and the terms of trade," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 17(1), pages 131-139.
    3. Andrews, Margaret S., 1985. "Profit, rent and the terms of trade," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 17(1), pages 141-149.

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