Paula Bustos|Bruno Caprettini|Jacopo Ponticelli
Agricultural Productivity and Structural Transformation: Evidence from Brazil
Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros|University of Zurich|University of Chicago
study effects adoption new agricultural technologies structural transformation guide empirical work present simple model effect agricultural productivity industrial development depends factorbias technical change test predictions model studying introduction genetically engineered soybean seeds brazil heterogeneous effects agricultural productivity across areas different soil weather characteristics find technical change soy production strongly laborsaving led industrial growth predicted model jel j43 o13 o14 o33 q15 q16