A vast firm productivity literature finds that otherwise similar firms differ widely in their productivity and that …,000 agricultural plots across four countries in Africa to study the size, source, and persistence of productivity dispersion among … smallholder farmers. Applying standard regression-based approaches to measuring productivity residuals, we find much larger …

A vast firm productivity literature finds that otherwise similar firms differ widely in their productivity and that …,000 agricultural plots across four countries in Africa to study the size, source, and persistence of productivity dispersion among … smallholder farmers. Applying standard regression-based approaches to measuring productivity residuals, we find much larger …

increase productivity and break out of a vicious cycle in which low productivity exacerbates vulnerability to poverty. In a …. This book will appeal to scholars and policy makers seeking instruments to promote increased agriculture productivity …

Imports -- 2.3.1 Production and Domestic Demand -- 2.4 The Solution -- References -- Chapter 3: The Case of Tanzania -- 3 ….1 The Household Survey -- 3.2 Food and Cash Crops in Tanzania -- 3.3 Simulation Results -- 3.4 Welfare Simulations … Case of Ethiopia -- 6.1 The Household Survey Data -- 6.2 Food and Cash Crops in Ethiopia -- 6.3 Simulation Results -- 6 …