Market imperfections for tractor service provision in Nigeria: International perspectives and empirical evidence

In order to distinguish the impacts of technology adoption at the extensive margin from those at the intensive margin, in the empirical analyses we tested these hypotheses focusing on the differences among marginal adopters of tractor hiring services and nonadopters of similar characteristics. The r...

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Autor principal: Takeshima, Hiroyuki
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Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149815
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description In order to distinguish the impacts of technology adoption at the extensive margin from those at the intensive margin, in the empirical analyses we tested these hypotheses focusing on the differences among marginal adopters of tractor hiring services and nonadopters of similar characteristics. The results are two-fold: (1) adoptions patterns of tractor services are partly explained by basic factor endowments, suggesting that the market for custom hiring is in some way functioning efficiently in response to economic conditions; (2) adoptions are, however, affected by supply-side factors including the presence of large farm households (and thus potential tractor owners) within the district, and (3) per capita household expenditure level differs significantly between the marginal adopters and nonadopters of similar characteristics. This difference seems to arise from the adoption per se, rather than the intensity of adoption, which is consistent with the hypothesis of the imperfection of the custom hiring market.
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spelling CGSpace1498152025-11-06T05:04:09Z Market imperfections for tractor service provision in Nigeria: International perspectives and empirical evidence Takeshima, Hiroyuki mathematical models markets productivity agricultural development mechanization double-hurdle model In order to distinguish the impacts of technology adoption at the extensive margin from those at the intensive margin, in the empirical analyses we tested these hypotheses focusing on the differences among marginal adopters of tractor hiring services and nonadopters of similar characteristics. The results are two-fold: (1) adoptions patterns of tractor services are partly explained by basic factor endowments, suggesting that the market for custom hiring is in some way functioning efficiently in response to economic conditions; (2) adoptions are, however, affected by supply-side factors including the presence of large farm households (and thus potential tractor owners) within the district, and (3) per capita household expenditure level differs significantly between the marginal adopters and nonadopters of similar characteristics. This difference seems to arise from the adoption per se, rather than the intensity of adoption, which is consistent with the hypothesis of the imperfection of the custom hiring market. 2015-03-13 2024-08-01T02:50:00Z 2024-08-01T02:50:00Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149815 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150488 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149559 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/151392 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153603 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153684 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148235 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Takeshima, Hiroyuki. 2015. Market imperfections for tractor service provision in Nigeria: International perspectives and empirical evidence. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1424. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149815
spellingShingle mathematical models
markets
productivity
agricultural development
mechanization
double-hurdle model
Takeshima, Hiroyuki
Market imperfections for tractor service provision in Nigeria: International perspectives and empirical evidence
title Market imperfections for tractor service provision in Nigeria: International perspectives and empirical evidence
title_full Market imperfections for tractor service provision in Nigeria: International perspectives and empirical evidence
title_fullStr Market imperfections for tractor service provision in Nigeria: International perspectives and empirical evidence
title_full_unstemmed Market imperfections for tractor service provision in Nigeria: International perspectives and empirical evidence
title_short Market imperfections for tractor service provision in Nigeria: International perspectives and empirical evidence
title_sort market imperfections for tractor service provision in nigeria international perspectives and empirical evidence
topic mathematical models
markets
productivity
agricultural development
mechanization
double-hurdle model
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149815
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