Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16712
Title: Modern Rice Technologies and Productivity in the Philippines: Disentangling Technology from Managerial Gaps
Contributor(s): Villano, Renato  (author)orcid ; Bravo-Ureta, Boris (author); Solis, Daniel (author); Fleming, Euan  (author)
Publication Date: 2015
Open Access: Yes
DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.12081Open Access Link
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16712
Open Access Link: http://dsolisw.weebly.com/uploads/2/7/6/2/27622225/rv.bbu.ds.ef.jae.2015.pdfOpen Access Link
Abstract: Using cross-sectional farm-level data from 3,164 rice-farming households in the Philippines, we measure the impact of modern rice technologies on farm productivity while disentangling technology gaps (the distance between production frontiers) from managerial gaps (differences in technical efficiency). To do so, we combine a recently developed stochastic production frontier framework with impact evaluation techniques to control for biases stemming from observables and unobservables. First, we find an adequate control group using propensity score matching to mitigate the effect of biases from observable variables. Then, we test for biases that might arise from unobserved variables using a stochastic frontier framework corrected for self-selection. Finally, we estimate meta-frontiers to assess productivity differences between adopters and non-adopters. The analysis shows that the adoption of certified seeds has a significant and positive impact on productivity, efficiency and net income in rice farming.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Agricultural Economics, 66(1), p. 129-154
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1477-9552
0021-857X
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 140201 Agricultural Economics
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 380101 Agricultural economics
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 910210 Production
910404 Productivity (excl. Public Sector)
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 150510 Production
150304 Productivity (excl. public sector)
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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