Total Factor Productivity of Chinese Agriculture, its Convergence and Technological Diffusion among Regions

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  • 中国農薬全要素生産性およびその地域間収束性の分析
  • 中国農業全要素生産性およびその地域間収束性の分析
  • チュウゴク ノウギョウ ゼンヨウソ セイサンセイ オヨビ ソノ チイキカン シュウソクセイ ノ ブンセキ

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Abstract

In China, there is still a very wide economic gap among the Eastern, Middle and Western regions. The same is true for their respective agricultural economic conditions as well. Therefore, we calculated the total agricultural factor productivity among 28 provinces in China from 1983 to 2002. Then, we found that there are big differences of total agricultural factor productivities among regions. Also, we found that there are β and σ convergences for the Chinese agricultural total factor productivity among regions. Therefore, we could find the diffusion of technologies from East region to two other regions. However, the speed of diffusion is still slow and unstable. From these facts, first, we concluded that it is very important to increase the agricultural total factor productivity of the Middle and Western regions to increase Chinese agricultural output. Second, China still suffers much damage from natural disasters and bad climatic conditions. Therefore, she has to strengthen the agricultural infrastructure so as to avoid the big damages caused by natural disasters. Third, the speed of diffusion to Middle and Western regions was slow and unstable as stated above. Therefore, we need to increase Chinese and foreign investments, to strengthen the infrastructure, and also to increase the level of education in order to speed up the diffusion.

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  • Journal of Rural Problems

    Journal of Rural Problems 43 (3), 293-301, 2007

    The Association for Regional Agricultural and Forestry Economics

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