The growth in agricultural R&D investments around the world has slowed considerably in the past 20-30 years, even though most experts agree that there is substantial underinvestment in agricultural R&D. Introducing a simple economic model of the ex ante selection of R&D projects allows us to make a more insightful interpretation of the available ex post rate-of-return evidence. Two sets of factors can be identified that determine the level of investment in agricultural R&D: (1) the ex ante choice set of R&D projects for a given domain and time and (2) the extent to which the assumptions of full information and selection rationality appl
It has been apparent for more than a century that future economic progress in agriculture will be dr...
There is widespread professional consensus that agricultural research and development (R&D) receives...
At odds with a vast body of economic evidence reporting exceptionally high rates of return to invest...
The growth in agricultural R&D investments around the world has slowed considerably in the past ...
During the past 40 years, the returns to agricultural R&D have been on average in the range of 40-60...
this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears ...
Since the 1950s, increased agricultural productivity has allowed food supply growth to outpace deman...
This study proposes the use of partial least squares to determine the key parameters of the perpetua...
The paper discusses economic factors in making ex ante decisions about the allocation of resources t...
Appeals for targeting agricultural R&D in developing countries more explicitly to the needs of poor ...
Standing on the brink of a biotechnology revolution in agriculture, it is timely to take stock of th...
Zvi Griliches published the first formal economic estimate of the rates of return to food and agricu...
The paper develops a dynamic general-equilibrium model of Schumpeterian growth which is fueled by in...
This paper looks at past trends of agricultural R&D allocation in developing countries, projects fut...
This paper presents some evidence of a positive effect of Agriculture R&D investment on economic gro...
It has been apparent for more than a century that future economic progress in agriculture will be dr...
There is widespread professional consensus that agricultural research and development (R&D) receives...
At odds with a vast body of economic evidence reporting exceptionally high rates of return to invest...
The growth in agricultural R&D investments around the world has slowed considerably in the past ...
During the past 40 years, the returns to agricultural R&D have been on average in the range of 40-60...
this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears ...
Since the 1950s, increased agricultural productivity has allowed food supply growth to outpace deman...
This study proposes the use of partial least squares to determine the key parameters of the perpetua...
The paper discusses economic factors in making ex ante decisions about the allocation of resources t...
Appeals for targeting agricultural R&D in developing countries more explicitly to the needs of poor ...
Standing on the brink of a biotechnology revolution in agriculture, it is timely to take stock of th...
Zvi Griliches published the first formal economic estimate of the rates of return to food and agricu...
The paper develops a dynamic general-equilibrium model of Schumpeterian growth which is fueled by in...
This paper looks at past trends of agricultural R&D allocation in developing countries, projects fut...
This paper presents some evidence of a positive effect of Agriculture R&D investment on economic gro...
It has been apparent for more than a century that future economic progress in agriculture will be dr...
There is widespread professional consensus that agricultural research and development (R&D) receives...
At odds with a vast body of economic evidence reporting exceptionally high rates of return to invest...