Economics of research and innovation in agriculture / edited by Petra Moser.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Moser, Petra, editor.

National Bureau of Economic Research, associated with work.

Series:

National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.

Chicago scholarship online.

A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report

Chicago scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agriculture--Research--United States.

Research--United States--Finance.

Agricultural innovations--United States.

Agricultural innovations--Economic aspects--United States.

Research and development projects--Economic aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2021.

Summary:

With constraints on water, arable land, and other natural resources, agricultural innovation is a promising path to meeting the nutrient needs for future generations. At the same time, potential increases in the variability of the world's climate may intensify the need for developing new crops that can tolerate extreme weather. Dwindling public support leaves universities, which historically have been a major source of agricultural innovation, increasingly dependent on industry funding, with uncertain effects on the nature and direction of agricultural research. This book aims to provide such evidence through economic analyses of the sources of agricultural innovation, the challenges of measuring agricultural productivity, the role of universities and their interactions with industry, and emerging mechanisms that can fund agricultural R&D.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction | Petra Moser

1. The Roots of Agricultural Innovation: Patent Evidence of Knowledge Spillovers | Matthew Clancy, Paul Heisey, Yongjie Ji, and GianCarlo Moschini. Comment: Alberto Galasso

2. Quantifying Heterogeneous Returns to Genetic Selection: Evidence from Wisconsin Dairies | Jared Hutchins, Brent Hueth, and Guilherme Rosa

3. Yield Performance of Corn under Heat Stress: A Comparison of Hybrid and Open-Pollinated Seeds during a Period of Technological Transformation, 1933-55 | Keith Meyers and Paul W. Rhode. Comment: Michael J. Roberts

4. Local Effects of Land Grant Colleges on Agricultural Innovation and Output | Michael J. Andrews. Comment: Bhaven N. Sampat

5. Academic Engagement, Commercialization, and Scholarship: Empirical Evidence from Agricultural and Life Scientists at US Land Grant Universities | Bradford Barham, Jeremy Foltz, and Ana Paula Melo. Comment: Nicola Bianchi

6. Venture Capital and the Transformation of Private R&amp

D for Agriculture | Gregory D. Graff, Felipe de Figueiredo Silva, and David Zilberman. Comment: Michael Ewens

Contributors

Author Index

Subject Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 5, 2022).

ISBN:

9780226779195

022677919X

OCLC:

1263025993