Reap What You Sow: Agricultural Technology, Urbanization and Structural Change

Danny McGowan; Chrysovalantis Vasilakis

doi:10.1016/j.respol.2019.05.003

Reap What You Sow: Agricultural Technology, Urbanization and Structural Change

Danny McGowan
, Chrysovalantis Vasilakis

Ysgol Busnes Albert Gubay

School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, University of Birmingham

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This paper studies how productivity-enhancing agricultural technology affects urban- ization by provoking structural change. We investigate these issues using a natural experiment in the United States. The results show that technologies which improve crop productivity lead to a less urbanized economy as economic activity relocates from manufacturing and services towards agriculture. The effects are highly persistent and are driven by the technology increasing agricultural labor demand. Our findings high- light the potentially unintended, disruptive force of innovative technologies.

Iaith wreiddiol	Saesneg
Cyfnodolyn	Research Policy
Cyfrol	48
Rhif cyhoeddi	9
Dyddiad ar-lein cynnar	24 Mai 2019
Dynodwyr Gwrthrych Digidol (DOIs)	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2019.05.003
Statws	Cyhoeddwyd - Tach 2019

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