Localized public investment and agricultural performance in Malawi: Synopsis
This note focuses on how public investments affect crop productivity in Malawi’s districts, and estimates localized public expenditure multipliers. We use these multipliers to analyze whether government expenditures have slowed or accelerated agriculture sector growth, a topic of great interest to p...
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| author | Mwabutwa, Chance |
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| description | This note focuses on how public investments affect crop productivity in Malawi’s districts, and estimates localized public expenditure multipliers. We use these multipliers to analyze whether government expenditures have slowed or accelerated agriculture sector growth, a topic of great interest to public pol-icy makers. Given the relatively large share of government ex-penditure in agriculture sector investment in Malawi, public ex-penditure policies may play an important role in agricultural productivity dynamics. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1479692025-11-06T07:16:34Z Localized public investment and agricultural performance in Malawi: Synopsis Mwabutwa, Chance public investment agricultural sector investment agriculture productivity public expenditure This note focuses on how public investments affect crop productivity in Malawi’s districts, and estimates localized public expenditure multipliers. We use these multipliers to analyze whether government expenditures have slowed or accelerated agriculture sector growth, a topic of great interest to public pol-icy makers. Given the relatively large share of government ex-penditure in agriculture sector investment in Malawi, public ex-penditure policies may play an important role in agricultural productivity dynamics. 2017 2024-06-21T09:23:35Z 2024-06-21T09:23:35Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147969 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146329 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149670 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Mwabutwa, Chance. 2017. Localized public investment and agricultural performance in Malawi: Synopsis. MaSSP Policy Note 27. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147969 |
| spellingShingle | public investment agricultural sector investment agriculture productivity public expenditure Mwabutwa, Chance Localized public investment and agricultural performance in Malawi: Synopsis |
| title | Localized public investment and agricultural performance in Malawi: Synopsis |
| title_full | Localized public investment and agricultural performance in Malawi: Synopsis |
| title_fullStr | Localized public investment and agricultural performance in Malawi: Synopsis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Localized public investment and agricultural performance in Malawi: Synopsis |
| title_short | Localized public investment and agricultural performance in Malawi: Synopsis |
| title_sort | localized public investment and agricultural performance in malawi synopsis |
| topic | public investment agricultural sector investment agriculture productivity public expenditure |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147969 |
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