Reforms, incentives, welfare and productivity growth in Chinese wheat production

Patel, Vasita and Selim, Sheikh Tareq 2011. Reforms, incentives, welfare and productivity growth in Chinese wheat production. [Working Paper]. Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff: Cardiff University. Available at: http://business.cardiff.ac.uk/sites/default/files/...

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Abstract

Following the rural reform in 1978 a series of agricultural reforms were introduced in China with an aim to create incentives for the farmers to produce more. The nineties' price reform that was aimed at deregulating the agricultural market eventually resulted in a huge drop in agricultural production; this apparently motivated the government to take over the control of agricultural prices in 1998. For a dataset that covers all the major rural reforms undertaken in China, we examine how and to what extent these reforms affected the productivity and welfare of wheat farmers in China. We find that the nineties price reforms resulted in a high magnitude of effort-response from wheat farmers which led to a faster growth of the incentive component of productivity.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare J Political Science > JQ Political institutions Asia
Uncontrolled Keywords:	China; Incentives; TFP; Agriculture; Wheat Production.
Publisher:	Cardiff University
ISBN:	1749-6101
Related URLs:	http://www.techrepublic.com/whitepapers/...
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 22:48
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/27969

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