An analysis of the sources of technical change in the agricultural sector of Iran |
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| Authors: | Mahmood Haji-Rahimi Hamed Ghaderzadeh |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Agricultural Economics , University of Kurdistan , Sanandaj, Iran mhajirahimi@uok.ac.ir;3. Department of Agricultural Economics , University of Kurdistan , Sanandaj, Iran |
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| Abstract: | A differential structural equation system including latent variables was applied for analyzing the sources of technical change in the agricultural sector of Iran, 1971–2005. The findings indicated that international knowledge spillover, human capital, and internal research and development expenditures have a significant role in technical progress in the agricultural sector of Iran. The findings showed that international knowledge spillover has been a more effective factor on the technical progress related to internal R&D. The technical progress was found out to be Hicks-neutral. |
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| Keywords: | technical change latent variable Iranian agriculture |
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