Research and Productivity in Wheat and Maize

1 November 1973

journal article
research article
Published by University of Chicago Press in Journal of Political Economy

Vol. 81 (6) , 1309-1329
https://doi.org/10.1086/260129

Abstract

A measure of agricultural research output in 75 wheat- and maize-growing countries was utilized to explain increases in yield per unit land in these crops over the period 1948-68. Several alternative specifications were tried, incorporating direct contribution of indigenous research as well as "borrowing" of outside knowledge. Statistical estimates are presented and their economic implications discussed.

Keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
INDIGENOUS RESEARCH
STATISTICAL ESTIMATES
WHEAT
ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS
MAIZE GROWING
INCORPORATING DIRECT
UNIT LAND
EXPLAIN INCREASES

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