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dc.titleAgricultural Input Subsidies and Productivity: The Case of Paraguayan Farmers
dc.contributor.authorLópez, César Augusto
dc.contributor.authorSalazar, Lina
dc.contributor.authorDe Salvo, Carmine Paolo
dc.contributor.orgunitEnvironment, Rural Development and Risk Management Division
dc.coverageParaguay
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2017-05-04T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2017-04-20T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractIt is a well-known fact that a great majority of countries implement agricultural input subsidies as a tool to boost agricultural productivity and output. However, even though this practice is widely spread and represents a large part of the agricultural budget, little emphasis has been placed on the evaluation of the effectiveness of such schemes. This paper aims to shed light on this issue by exploring the impact of agricultural input subsidies on agricultural productivity. Using a quasi experimental approach (Propensity Score Matching), this study estimates the impact of receiving an agricultural input donation on the value of production per hectare as a measure of the effect on agricultural productivity. To this end, data from the "Encuesta Permanente de Hogares" of Paraguay, a nationally representative household survey collected in 2012, was utilized. The results provide evidence that agricultural input donations do not have an impact on agricultural productivity or input utilization.
dc.format.extent31
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0012285
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Agricultural-Input-Subsidies-and-Productivity-The-Case-of-Paraguayan-Farmers.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Subsidios-a-los-insumos-agrícolas-y-productividad-Caso-de-los-agricultores-paraguayos.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.relation.seriesImpact Evaluations
dc.subjectFamily Farming
dc.subjectHousehold Income
dc.subjectAgricultural Productivity
dc.subjectTechnical Cooperation
dc.subjectRural Development
dc.subjectSmall Farms
dc.subject.jelcodeH41 - Public Goods
dc.subject.jelcodeO13 - Agriculture • Natural Resources • Energy • Environment • Other Primary Products
dc.subject.jelcodeQ12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets
dc.subject.jelcodeQ18 - Agricultural Policy • Food Policy
dc.subject.jelcodeO12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
dc.subject.keywordssmall producers;small-scale producers;small rural producers;agricultural input subsidies;agricultural productivity
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
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