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Abstract
Agncultural research managers are under increasing pressure to JUStify thetr dec1s10ns 111e
empirical analysis of comparative advantage offers considerable potential to provide more precise mformatmn to
research resource managers for their dec1s10ns. In this paper, the potential applications of domestic resource cost
analysis to issues of research resource allocation are discussed. Three case studies undertaken by CIMMYT
economists on issues of wheat research m Mexico, Ecuador, and Thailand are reviewed. TI1e studies suggested ways
bywluch the wheat research effort in the countries studied nught be reonented. The approach 1s particularly useful
111 countries where policy effects are large and m cases where potential new crops are being considered but also has
many potential apphcatlons in agncultural research resource decisions.