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Productivity and the performance of agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean : from the lost decade to the commodity boom
Nin, Alejandro; Falconi, César A.; Ludena, Carlos E.; … - 2015
This study analyzes the performance of Latin America and the Caribbean's agriculture between 1980 and 2012 looking at … performance of agriculture was the result of fast growth in the use of fertilizer, increases in land productivity, and growth in … contributed significantly to the improved performance of agriculture. Observed growth patterns at the country level suggest that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011473446
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Productivity and efficiency in grassland-based livestock production in Latin America : the cases of Uruguay and Paraguay
Nin, Alejandro; Freiría, Heber; Muñoz, Gonzalo - 2019
This study looks at the performance of livestock production in Uruguay and Paraguay, analyzing two situations with different implications for development: the displacement of livestock by soybean production as occurred in Uruguay and in the Eastern region of Paraguay, and the expansion of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012107009
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Brazil's agricultural total factor productivity growth by farm size
Helfand, Steven M.; Magalhães, Marcelo; Rada, Nicholas E. - 2015
country's dual agricultural policy focus towards large commercial agribusiness enterprises, led by the Ministry of Agriculture …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011485802
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Who suffers during recessions in Brazil?
Cravo, Túlio; Schimanski, Caroline - 2019
While the relationship between business cycles and employment is a topic of continuing interest, it has received limited attention in the literature focusing on developing countries. This study adds to the literature as it analyzes the heterogeneous correlations of the business cycle with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011991880
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Measuring racial bias in employment services in Colombia
Duryea, Suzanne; Millán-Quijano, Jaime; Morrison, Judith; … - 2024
In this paper, we document de facto, implicit, and explicit racial biases within the public employment service in Colombia. By combining administrative data about job seekers and job openings with direct surveys to job counselors, including a Race Implicit Association Test, we compute different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014529852
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Agricultural productivity growth, efficiency change and technical progress in Latin America and the Caribbean
Ludena, Carlos E. - 2010
This paper analyzes total factor productivity growth in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1961 and …-constrained countries. Within agriculture, crops and non-ruminant sectors have displayed the strongest growth between 1961 and 2001, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010246565
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Firm-level shocks and labor flows
Carlsson, Mikael; Messina, Julián; Nordström Skans, Oskar - 2021
This paper analyzes how labor ows respond to permanent idiosyncratic shifts in rm-level production functions and demand curves using very detailed Swedish micro data. Shocks to rms physical productivity have only modest eects on rm-level employment decisions. In contrast, the paper documents...
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Global value chains meet innovation systems : are there learning opportunities for developing countries?
Pietrobelli, Carlo; Rabellotti, Roberta - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009305982
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Climate change impacts on agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean : an application of the integrated economic-environmental modeling (IEEM) platform
Banerjee, Onil; Cicowiez, Martín; Rios, Ana R.; De … - 2021
In this paper, we assess the economy-wide impact of Climate Change (CC) on agriculture and food security in 20 Latin … agricultural and non-agricultural production: (i) agricultural yields; (ii) labor productivity in agriculture, and; (iii) economy …
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An Amazon tipping point : the economic and environmental fallout
Banerjee, Onil; Cicowiez, Martín; Macedo, Marcia; … - 2021
-adapted agriculture, and improving fire management, would generate approximately US$339.3 billion in additional wealth. From a public …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012601489