A meta-analysis of rates of return to agricultural R & D: ex pede Herculem?

IFPRI has long argued that spending on agricultural research constitutes a sound investment in poverty reduction and agricultural and economic growth, through improvements in productivity. This argument is based partly on the reported evidence of high rates of return to agricultural research, typica...

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Main Authors:	Alston, Julian M., Wyatt, T. J., Pardey, Philip G., Marra, Michele C., Chan-Kang, Connie
Format:	Informe técnico
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2000
Subjects:	development evaluation agricultural research statistics agricultural economics policies
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158016