Agricultural composition and labor productivity
Labor productivity differences between developing and developed countries are much larger in agriculture than in non-agriculture. We show that differences in agricultural composition across countries explain a substantial part of these labor productivity differences. To this end, we group agricultur...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repository: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:2445/194437 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/194437 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Agricultura Països en vies de desenvolupament Creixement econòmic Productivitat Agriculture Developing countries Economic growth Productivity |
| Summary: | Labor productivity differences between developing and developed countries are much larger in agriculture than in non-agriculture. We show that differences in agricultural composition across countries explain a substantial part of these labor productivity differences. To this end, we group agricultural products into two sectors: capital-intensive and labor-intensive agriculture. As the economy develops and capital accumulates, the price of labor-intensive agricultural goods relative to capital-intensive agricultural goods increases (...) |
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