International productivity patterns: Accounting for input quality, infrastructure, and research

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1064-1076

  Craig, Barbara J ^a   Pardey, Philip G ^b   Roseboom, Johannes ^c  

^a OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Intl Serv for Natl Agric Res   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural productivity; Agricultural research; International comparisons; Labor productivity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0031412956     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244264     Document Type: Article

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