Bundled contracts and technological diffusion
Evidence from the Brazilian soybean boom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11889323 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guilherme DePaula (0000-0002-3696-4907, Iowa State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 165 |
| Pages | 103163-103163 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Development Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0304-3878 • E-ISSN: 1872-6089 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2023.103163 |
| OpenAlex | W4385448374 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
Technological change in the 1970s and 1980s made it possible to grow soybeans in the remote Brazilian Savanna. However, multiple constraints typical of a developing region prevented many ranchers from adopting soybeans. Following the macroeconomic reforms that opened up the market in Brazil, international traders introduced a new farmer–trader contract that bundled technology, finance, inputs, and market access. The analysis of a novel panel dataset with farm-level census data reveals that this bundled contract led to rapid technological diffusion, agricultural expansion, and a 10-fold increase in agricultural productivity by enabling the conversion of marginal land into commercial soybean plantations
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Boom · Business · Contract farming · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Macroeconomics · Panel data · Production (economics · Productivity · Technological change · Agricultural Innovations and Practices · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Environmental Science · Land Rights and Reforms
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| Highly cited | No |