Growth of agricultural output and labour absorption in India
指出使用截面数据估算就业产出弹性的概念错误，提出新方法，发现印度1970-71至1978-79年间作物种植业总就业增长21.02%，就业弹性为0.76。
Abstract The paper draws attention to the conceptual errors that arise out of the use of cross‐sectional data in the estimation of elasticity of person day employment with respect to output. It is argued that, since labour input varies significantly from crop to crop and for the same crop between different regions, it is necessary to bring this aspect explicitly into the analysis along with level of output. An alternative methodology is suggested and it is estimated that in India during the triennium ending 1970–71 to the triennium ending 1978–79 aggregate employment in crop husbandry increased by 21.02 per cent, which gives an employment elasticity with respect to total production of 0.76. Notes Director, Agricultural Prices Commission, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi. The views expressed are the personal views of the author and he is grateful to Professors V. S. Vyas and M. Lipton for their helpful suggestions.