Measuring the Effect of Irrigation on Rate of Technological Change: Texas High Plains, San Joaquin Valley, Mississippi Delta

James A. Burns

No 307350, Agricultural Economic Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Excerpt from the report Summary: A method for measuring technological advancement associated with irrigated agriculture is described and tested herein. The method is based upon the Solow Model of technical change, which enables the computation of an index of technological change over time. The method involves derivation of aggregate production functions from time series data for selected irrigated and nonirrigated areas. Shifts in the production functions over time are then measured by computing indexes of technological change. The changes in the indexes for irrigated and nonirrigated agriculture over time are then compared to determine the effect that irrigation has had on the rate of adoption of new technology.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26
Date: 1967-11
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.307350

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