Measurement of total factor productivity of Spanish agriculture: 1962-89
Fernandez, M.C.; Herruzo, A.C.; Evenson, R.E.
Oxford Agrarian Studies 23(1): 63-71
1995
DOI: 10.1080/13600819508424087Document Number: 343015
The agricultural sector in Spain has undergone rapid transformation since the 1960s. Rapid increases in capital and chemical input use were accompanied by rapid decreases in labour use. This study reports the first calculations for total factor productivity (TFP) growth for Spanish agriculture. During the period 1962-70, TFP growth was 1.84% per year. From 1970 to 1980 TFP grew at 3.44%, one of the highest rates for the agricultural sector achieved in the world during this period. TFP growth slowed in the 1980s. This appears to coincide with Spain's entry into the European Common Market in the 1980s.