Isolation and agricultural productivity
This article examines the mechanisms that transmit isolation into productivity. In particular, we study the effect of isolation and transport infrastructure on welfare and agricultural productivity in the case of Madagascar. Madagascar is a good case study given the bad shape of its infrastructure a...
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| author | Stifel, David Minten, Bart |
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| description | This article examines the mechanisms that transmit isolation into productivity. In particular, we study the effect of isolation and transport infrastructure on welfare and agricultural productivity in the case of Madagascar. Madagascar is a good case study given the bad shape of its infrastructure and therefore the significant variation in isolation. Based on comprehensive household survey data combined with a census of communes, we discover a strong poverty–isolation relationship. Further we find the inverse relationship between agricultural productivity and isolation to be surprisingly strong. We isolate the following reasons why productivity might decline with isolation: (i) transportation‐induced transaction costs, (ii) the inverse relationship between plot size and productivity, (iii) increasing price variability and extensification onto less fertile land, and (iv) insecurity. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1623882024-11-21T10:02:44Z Isolation and agricultural productivity Stifel, David Minten, Bart transport regional development This article examines the mechanisms that transmit isolation into productivity. In particular, we study the effect of isolation and transport infrastructure on welfare and agricultural productivity in the case of Madagascar. Madagascar is a good case study given the bad shape of its infrastructure and therefore the significant variation in isolation. Based on comprehensive household survey data combined with a census of communes, we discover a strong poverty–isolation relationship. Further we find the inverse relationship between agricultural productivity and isolation to be surprisingly strong. We isolate the following reasons why productivity might decline with isolation: (i) transportation‐induced transaction costs, (ii) the inverse relationship between plot size and productivity, (iii) increasing price variability and extensification onto less fertile land, and (iv) insecurity. 2008-07 2024-11-21T10:02:44Z 2024-11-21T10:02:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162388 en Limited Access Wiley Stifel, David; Minten, Bart. 2008. Isolation and agricultural productivity. Agricultural Economics Agricultural Economics 39 (1): 1-15 |
| spellingShingle | transport regional development Stifel, David Minten, Bart Isolation and agricultural productivity |
| title | Isolation and agricultural productivity |
| title_full | Isolation and agricultural productivity |
| title_fullStr | Isolation and agricultural productivity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolation and agricultural productivity |
| title_short | Isolation and agricultural productivity |
| title_sort | isolation and agricultural productivity |
| topic | transport regional development |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/162388 |
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