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A Nonparametric Analysis of the Influence of Research on Agricultural Productivity

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  • Chavas, Jean-Paul
  • Cox, Thomas L.

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Nonparametric productivity analysis is extended by modeling technical progress as a function of public and private research expenditures. Results indicate that 30-year lags are required to fully capture the effects of public research expenditures on U.S. agricultural productivity. Compared to public research, private research has a stronger influence on farm productivity in the short term but a smaller influence in the longer term. The internal rate of return is 0.28 for public research and 0.17 for private research.
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  • Chavas, Jean-Paul & Cox, Thomas L., 1991. "A Nonparametric Analysis of the Influence of Research on Agricultural Productivity," Staff Papers 200535, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:wisagr:200535
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.200535
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