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This book systematically reviews the theoretical origins, methodological applications, and empirical studies of agricultural technological progress and productivity research since 1949. What is agricultural technological progress and productivity, and how is it measured? How has the contribution of agricultural technological progress in China changed since the founding of New China? What are the causes of agricultural technological progress in China? What are the problems of existing research? Where are the breakthrough points for future research? This book attempts to provide answers to these questions. On this basis, this book distils the problems of existing agricultural productivity research and responds to them based on reality. At the same time, after reviewing and reflecting on the existing problems, this book looks forward to the future research hotspots and breakthrough directions in the field of agricultural technological progress.
Scholars working in the field of productivity and economic growth, scholars working in the field of agricultural production and growth, and other readers interested in agricultural technological progress. This book is used as a research tool for economic growth and productivity.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction.- Theory of Economic Growth and Technological Progress.- Theory of Agricultural Growth and Technological Progress.- The Solow Residual Method and Production Function Method.- The Index Method.- Data Envelopment Analysis.- Stochastic Frontier Analysis.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Binlei Gong is the Qiushi chair professor in School of Public Affairs at Zhejiang University. He serves as the executive vice dean in China Academy for Rural Development (CARD) and president of Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) China Section. His research interests include agricultural economics and energy and environmental economics, and his papers have been published in many journals, including Journal of Development Economics and American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
Shurui Zhang is the assistant professor in School of Business Administration at Northeastern University (China). Her research interests include agricultural economics, disaster economics, resource, and environmental economics, especially focusing on the impact of exogenous shocks on agricultural production. Her papers have been published in many journals, including Global Food Security and China Agricultural Economic Review.
Shuo Wang is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Public Affairs at Zhejiang University, specializing in Agricultural Economics and Environmental Economics. She has published research in journals, including the Journal of Productivity Analysis and China Agricultural Economic Review. Her work explores the intersection of agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability, contributing valuable insights to the field.
Lingran Yuan is a Boya postdoctoral fellow from the China Center for Agricultural Policy at Peking University. His research interests include agricultural economics and development economics, with a particular emphasis on the causes and impacts of advancements in agricultural technology. His papers have been published in many journals, including the Journal of Productivity Analysis and Governance.
Qizheng Zhang is the assistant professor in Zhejiang Institute of Administration (China). His research interests include agricultural economics, development economics, and his papers have been published in many journals, including Management World and Energy Economics.
Zusammenfassung
This book systematically reviews the theoretical origins, methodological applications, and empirical studies of agricultural technological progress and productivity research since 1949. What is agricultural technological progress and productivity, and how is it measured? How has the contribution of agricultural technological progress in China changed since the founding of New China? What are the causes of agricultural technological progress in China? What are the problems of existing research? Where are the breakthrough points for future research? This book attempts to provide answers to these questions. On this basis, this book distils the problems of existing agricultural productivity research and responds to them based on reality. At the same time, after reviewing and reflecting on the existing problems, this book looks forward to the future research hotspots and breakthrough directions in the field of agricultural technological progress.
Scholars working in the field of productivity and economic growth, scholars working in the field of agricultural production and growth, and other readers interested in agricultural technological progress. This book is used as a research tool for economic growth and productivity.
