000118518 001__ 118518 000118518 005__ 20210819132624.0 000118518 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.118518 000118518 037__ $$a428-2016-27558 000118518 037__ $$a428-2016-28450 000118518 041__ $$aeng 000118518 245__ $$aProductivity growth and the returns from public investment in R&D in Australian broadacre agriculture 000118518 260__ $$c2007 000118518 269__ $$a2007 000118518 300__ $$a26 000118518 336__ $$aJournal Article 000118518 520__ $$aInvestment in R&D has long been regarded as an important source of productivity growth in Australian agriculture. Perhaps because research lags are long, current investment in R&D is monitored closely. Investment in R&D has been flat while productivity growth has remained strong, relative both to other sectors of the Australian economy and to the agricultural sectors of other countries. Such productivity growth, at a time when the decline in terms of trade facing Australian farmers has slowed, may have enhanced the competitiveness of Australian agriculture. The econometric results presented here suggest no evidence of a decline in the returns from research from the 15 to 40 per cent per annum range estimated by Mullen and Cox. In fact the marginal impact of research increases with research over the range of investment levels experienced from 1953 to 2000, a finding which lends support to the view that there is underinvestment in agricultural research. These results were obtained from econometric models which maintain strong assumptions about how investments in research and extension translate into changes in TFP. Hence some caution in interpreting the results is warranted. 000118518 546__ $$aEnglish 000118518 650__ $$aProductivity Analysis 000118518 650__ $$aResearch and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies 000118518 6531_ $$aproductivity 000118518 6531_ $$aresearch and development 000118518 6531_ $$aresearch evaluation 000118518 700__ $$aMullen, John D. 000118518 773__ $$q359$$o384$$tAustralian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics$$j51$$k4$$dDecember 2007 000118518 8564_ $$9df9d71ab-055c-426d-95af-8c0267d5db0e$$s400614$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/118518/files/j.1467-8489.2007.00392.x.pdf 000118518 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/118518 000118518 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:118518$$pGLOBAL_SET 000118518 912__ $$nSubmitted by Kayla Schanus (schan099@umn.edu) on 2011-12-02T19:43:08Z No. of bitstreams: 1 j.1467-8489.2007.00392.x.pdf: 400614 bytes, checksum: 243808cd704345f54f5fc77e7c0ceae8 (MD5) 000118518 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2011-12-02T19:43:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 j.1467-8489.2007.00392.x.pdf: 400614 bytes, checksum: 243808cd704345f54f5fc77e7c0ceae8 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007 000118518 913__ $$aLicense granted by Kayla Schanus (schan099@umn.edu) on 2011-12-02T19:36:42Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000118518 980__ $$a428 000118518 982__ $$gAustralian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics>Volume 51, Issue 4, December 2007