TEST OF THE CATCH-UP HYPOTHESIS IN AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL GROWTH RATES

TEST OF THE CATCH-UP HYPOTHESIS IN AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL GROWTH RATES

The paper tested the catch-up hypothesis in agricultural growth rates of twenty-six African countries. Panel data used was drawn from the Food and Agricultural Organization Statistics (FAOSTAT) of the United Nations. The Data Envelopment Analysis Method for measuring productivity was used to estimat...

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Main Authors: Kalu Ukpai IFEGWU, Joshua Olusegun AJETOMOBI, Babatunde Oluseyi AJIBOYE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Slovak University of Agriculture 2015-11-01
Series:Review of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Subjects:
Catching up
Data Envelopment Method
Agricultural Growth rates
Africa
Online Access:http://roaae.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/RAAE_02_2015_Ifegwu_et_al.pdf

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