New insights on the Impacts of Public Agricultural Research and Extension on Agricultural Productivity: Evidence from the United States

There is broad agreement on the importance of investments in productivityenhancing agricultural research and extension. Although estimated returns for the US are generally large, recent calculations differ greatly. The objective of this paper is to provide an economic assessment of the recent estima...

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Autor principal: Huffman, Wallace
Formato: Online
Lenguaje:spa
Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas - UNCUYO 2017
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/cuyonomics/article/view/1081
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Sumario:There is broad agreement on the importance of investments in productivityenhancing agricultural research and extension. Although estimated returns for the US are generally large, recent calculations differ greatly. The objective of this paper is to provide an economic assessment of the recent estimates and a guide to future public investments in this field.