This paper aims to analyze the effects of paddy-field consolidation projects by using the stochastic model. Empirical results showed that the degree of effects, realized as a rise in rental rate and rental-area, vary in each region and that several factors influencing the project effects can be evaluated quantitatively.
Title
Have the Agricultural Public Investments Improved Rice Productivity through Farmland Usage Reallocation?: An Empirical Study on Japanese Paddy-field Rental Transactions
Issue Date
2004
Publication Type
Conference Paper/ Presentation
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/34652
PURL Identifier
http://purl.umn.edu/34652
Total Pages
20
Series Statement
Selected Paper