The Impact of Policy Reform and Institutional Transformation on Agricultural Performance
An Economic Study of Ethiopian Agriculture
©2005
Thesis
XXII,
222 Pages
Series:
Development Economics and Policy, Volume 47
Summary
Inspired by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, many less developed countries have carried out economic policy reforms and institutional changes. However, it has become increasingly clear that due to lags in institutional and infrastructure development results of policy reforms are unsatisfactory. This study focuses on assessing the impact of policy reform on agricultural production in Ethiopia. It investigates components of output growth, input use, technical efficiency and technological progress by applying a Stochastic Production Frontier model on a detailed rural household database. It also examines the degree of product price instability and its impacts on modern input use and food supply using a Vector Error Correction model on time series data. The study concludes by pointing out the prospects and constraints of agricultural transformation in Ethiopia.
Details
- Pages
- XXII, 222
- Publication Year
- 2005
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9783631535776
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Äthiopien Agrarreform Agrarstruktur Strukturwandel Agrarproduktion Effizienz Policy Reform Technologica Progress Institutional Transformation
- Published
- Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2005. XXII, 222 pp., num. tables and graphs