A Meta-Analysis of the Rates of Return to Agricultural R & D: Ex Pede Herculem?
Julian M. Alston
148 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0896291162
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Language: English
Publish: 959842800000
Evidence has shown high rates of return to agricultural research, but reported rates remain controversial. This study represents the first attempt to take a comprehensive look at all the available evidence on rates of return to investments in agricultural R&D since 1953, and the only attempt to do so in a formal statistical fashion. (148 pages)