@article{Ahmed:90793,
      recid = {90793},
      author = {Ahmed, Mirza Nomman and Maas, Sarah and Schmitz, P.  Michael},
      title = {Analysing agricultural productivity growth in a framework  of institutional quality},
      address = {2010-06-16},
      number = {924-2016-72990},
      pages = {13},
      month = {Jun},
      year = {2010},
      abstract = {This paper addresses the question whether the  institutional environment of transition countries in  Eastern Europe affects productivity growth in the  agricultural sector. Situated in a neoclassical growth  framework, a dynamic panel model for the period 1996-2005  provides evidence that poor institutional quality leads to  a slowdown in agricultural productivity growth.  Productivity growth is limited by a high degree of  corruption, which is of particular importance given that  corruption has been proven to be most prevalent in Eastern  European countries. Moreover, agricultural productivity in  countries where privatisation and transferability of land  is restricted is found to grow at a slower rate than  countries supporting market-oriented land reforms.  Interestingly, the results suggest that a high degree of  openness leads to a loss in agricultural productivity,  suggesting that timing and sequencing of trade reforms  matter. An improvement of the poor institutional quality is  thus of central importance to accelerate productivity  growth in Eastern European countries.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/90793},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.90793},
}