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Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2013
Abstract
This paper provides for the first time a clear quantitative link between agricultural productivity and poverty among rural households in Nepal. Using data from a nationwide Nepal Living Standard Survey 2004, we first estimate household-specific productivity per worker under both Cobb–Douglas and translog production functions. Second, the paper identifies the determinants of productivity. Third, we explore a theoretical link between productivity and poverty using Sen's poverty index and find empirically that productivity growth substantially helps poverty reduction. Finally, the integrated effects of changes in productivity determinants are found to be stronger than the outcomes of sectoral policies taken in isolation.
Recommended Citation
Devkota, Satis and Upadhyay, Mukti P., "Agricultural Productivity and Poverty Reduction in Nepal" (2013). Faculty Research and Creative Activity. 6.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/economics_fac/6
