Why Agricultural Technological Transfers to Developing Countries Should Be Deregulated

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Paper No. 45.98

21 Pages Posted: 15 Sep 1998

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David Gisselquist

World Bank

Jean-Marie Grether

University of Neuchatel - Institute for Economic and Regional Research (IRER)

Date Written: July 1998

Abstract

This paper analyzes the institutional arrangements governing the international transfer of input-embodied new technologies in agriculture. While developed countries characteristically allow "multiple channel" private and public technological transfer, developing countries often force technology transfer through a "single channel" controlled by government agencies, with an emphasis on official performance tests. On the basis of case studies, it is shown that allowing private technology transfer and refocusing input regulations on externalities can lead to significant productivity and income gains in developing countries.

JEL Classification: F14, O33

Suggested Citation

Gisselquist, David and Grether, Jean-Marie, Why Agricultural Technological Transfers to Developing Countries Should Be Deregulated (July 1998). Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Paper No. 45.98, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=123455 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.123455

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