THE POLITICS OF UNDERINVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

de Gorter, Harry; Swinnen, Johan F.M.

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Preprint . 1996

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THE POLITICS OF UNDERINVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Preprint , Article 01 Jan 1996 United States Publisher:Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University

Authors: de Gorter, Harry; Swinnen, Johan F.M.;

handle: 1813/57980

THE POLITICS OF UNDERINVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

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Abstract

This paper develops a political economy framework that determines the factors causing underinvestment in public research expenditures. Governments are unable to fully compensate for unequal income distribution effects of research because of either their inability to make credible commitments or of deadweight costs associated with compensation.

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United States

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Cornell University
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Keywords

330, Political Economy, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies,

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