Dynamic Impacts of Production Factors and Productivity on Agricultural Production Function

This study analyzes the dynamic impacts of the production factors capital, labor and lands as well as total factor productivity (TFP) in agriculture economic growth for the period from 1972 to 2009. The results suggest that as the TFP increases labor decreases, and that the modernization of agricult...

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Published in:Revista de economia e sociologia rural 2015-01, Vol.53 (1), p.31-50
Main Authors: Bragagnolo, Cassiano, Barros, Geraldo Sant'Ana de Camargo
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Subjects:
Agrarian Structures
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Production
Agriculture
Economic Development
Modernization
Productivity
Technological Innovations
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Summary:This study analyzes the dynamic impacts of the production factors capital, labor and lands as well as total factor productivity (TFP) in agriculture economic growth for the period from 1972 to 2009. The results suggest that as the TFP increases labor decreases, and that the modernization of agriculture has brought technological innovations that uses less labor in the production process. The variance historical decomposition of forecast errors indicated that during the 1970's and 1980's, agricultural product was larger than expected. This was only possible due to the high productivity's gains occurred at that time. During the 1990's and 2000's, while productivity continued to increase the potential output growth, factors such as low investment and decreasing land expansion limited the agricultural economic growth, which was lower than expected. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0103-2003
DOI:10.1590/1234-56781806-9479005301002