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Agricultural composition and labor productivity

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Labor productivity differences between developing and developed countries are much larger in agriculture than in non-agriculture. We show that differences in agricultural composition across countries explain a substantial part of these labor productivity differences. To this end, we group agricultural products into two sectors: capital-intensive and labor-intensive agriculture. As the economy develops and capital accumulates, the price of labor-intensive agricultural goods relative to capital-intensive agricultural goods increases (...)

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Journal of Development Economics, 2022, vol. 158, num. 102934, p. 1-17

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Articles publicats en revistes (Economia)

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Agricultural composition and labor productivity