Replication data for: Agricultural Productivity and Structural Transformation: Evidence from Brazil
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Paula Bustos; Bruno Caprettini; Jacopo Ponticelli
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Project Citation:
Bustos, Paula, Caprettini, Bruno, and Ponticelli, Jacopo. Replication data for: Agricultural Productivity and Structural Transformation: Evidence from Brazil. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E112945V1
Project Description
Summary:
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We study the effects of the adoption of new agricultural technologies on structural transformation. To guide empirical work, we present a simple model where the effect of agricultural productivity on industrial development depends on the factor-bias of technical change. We test the predictions of the model by studying the introduction of genetically engineered soybean seeds in Brazil, which had heterogeneous effects on agricultural productivity across areas with different soil and weather characteristics. We find that technical change in soy production was strongly labor-saving and led to industrial growth, as predicted by the model.
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JEL Classification:
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J43 Agricultural Labor Markets
O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
O14 Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
O33 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Q15 Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
Q16 Agricultural R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
J43 Agricultural Labor Markets
O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
O14 Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
O33 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Q15 Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
Q16 Agricultural R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
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