Exploring the impact of R&D and climate change on agricultural productivity growth: the case of Western Australia*
書誌事項
- 公開日
- 2010-09-28
- 権利情報
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- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
- DOI
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- 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2010.00514.x
- 公開者
- Wiley
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<jats:p>This article empirically examines the impact of R&D and climate change on the Western Australian Agricultural sector using standard time series econometrics. Based on historical data for the period of 1977–2005, the empirical results show that both R&D and climate change matter for long‐run productivity growth. The long‐run elasticity of total factor productivity (TFP) with respect to R&D expenditure is 0.497, while that of climate change is 0.506. There is a unidirectional causality running from R&D expenditure to TFP growth in both the short run and long run. Further, the variance decomposition and impulse response function confirm that a significant portion of output and productivity growth beyond the sample period is explained by R&D expenditure. These results justify the increase in R&D investment in the deteriorating climatic condition in the agricultural sector to improve the long‐run prospects of productivity growth.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 54 (4), 561-582, 2010-09-28
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