An analysis of population growth, Green Revolution and terms of trade in the presence of cropsharing in agriculture
研究发展中国家人口增长、绿色革命和农业贸易条件变化对不同农民群体福利的影响,发现人口增长降低地主和佃农福利,绿色革命则相反,贸易条件恶化损害地主但改善佃农。
Abstract This explores the welfare effects of some persistent trends in some developing countries on different groups of farmers. It takes a general equilibrium approach in modelling a representative developing economy comprising a manufacturing sector and an agricultural sector where both self‐cultivating landlords and tenants carry on production. It is shown that while population growth tends to depress welfare of both the tenant and the landlord, Green Revolution has the opposite effect such that when both trends are present, peasants may or may not be better off. An adverse movement in the agricultural terms of trade reduces welfare of the landlord, but the tenant is made better off.