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THE IMPACT OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON AUSTRALIAN RURAL PRODUCTIVITY
Author(s) -
Hastings Trevor
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
australian journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.683
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-8489
pISSN - 0004-9395
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8489.1981.tb00383.x
Subject(s) - productivity , solow residual , agriculture , agricultural productivity , economics , natural resource economics , agricultural economics , regional science , geography , economic growth , total factor productivity , growth accounting , archaeology
In this paper the relationship between scientific agricultural research and aggregate rural productivity is investigated. The Solow 'residual' model is used to estimate productivity changes. An attempt is made to investigate the extent to which scientific research, measured by scientific personnel, 'explains' technical change. An education and climatic variable are added to the model. The results suggest a positive relationship between scientific research, climate and aggregate productivity.