Mechanisation and Peasant Agriculture

Clayton, Eric

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“…Although GR technologies tend to reduce the seasonality of employment, they do reduce income or wealth inequalities (Sharma, 1974 and1990;Cepede, 1972;Barker and Jewitt, 2007). As a specific GR technology, mechanization tends to have a negative effect on on-farm employment in general; and the adverse effect is more pronounced when mechanization is combined with rain-fed instead of man-made irrigation systems Herdt, 1983 andClayton, 1972;Richards and Ramezani, 1990;and Nair, 1980).…”

Section: Narrative Synthesis Of the Evidence In Agriculturementioning

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Technology Adoption and Employment in Less Developed Countries: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review

Uğur

Mitra

2017

World Development

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The implications of technology adoption for productivity, income and welfare have been studied widely in the context of less developed countries (LDCs). In contrast, the relationship between technology adoption and employment has attracted less interest. This systematic review evaluates the diverse yet sizeable evidence base that has remained below the radars of both reviewers and policy makers. We map the qualitative and empirical evidence and report that the effect of technology adoption on employment is skill-biased and more likely to be observed when technology adoption favour product innovation as opposed to process innovation. Technology adoption is also less likely to be associated with employment creation when: (i) the evidence is related to farm employment as opposed to firm/industry employment; (ii) the evidence is related to lowincome countries as opposed lower-middle-income or mixed countries; and (iii) the evidence is based on post-2001 data as opposed to pre-2001 data. There is also qualitative evidence indicating that international trade, weak forward and backward linkages and weaknesses in governance and labour-market institutions tend to weaken the jobcreating effects of technology adoption. We conclude by calling for compilation of betterquality survey data and further attention to sources of heterogeneity in modeling the relationship between technology adoption and employment in LDCs.

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Section: Narrative Synthesis Of the Evidence In Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Technology Adoption and Employment in Less Developed Countries: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review

Uğur

Mitra

2017

World Development

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“…4. As a specific GR technology, mechanization tends to have a negative effect on onfarm employment in general; and the adverse effect is more pronounced when mechanization is combined with rain-fed instead of man-made irrigation systems Herdt, 1983 andClayton, 1972;Richards and Ramezani, 1990;and Nair, 1980).…”

Section: Narrative Synthesis1 -Agriculturementioning

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Effects of Innovation on Employment in Low-Income Countries: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review

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Mitra

2014

SSRN Journal

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We conduct a meta-analysis of the effect-size estimates from 9 empirical studies and a narrative synthesis of the qualitative evidence from 53 qualitative studies on the relationship between innovation and employment in low-income countries (LICs). The meta-analysis reveals a positive but small effect, with evident bias in favour of skilled-labour employment. Both meta-analysis and narrative synthesis findings indicate that innovation's effects on employment in LICs tend to be larger when: (i) the evidence is related to manufacturing as opposed to agriculture; (ii) the analysis is at the firm level as opposed to sector level; and (iii) the evidence relates to South Asian countries as opposed to other world regions. Further findings from the narrative synthesis of the qualitative evidence indicate that the positive effect of innovation on employment is likely to be augmented by strong forward and backward linkages; but the adverse effects are likely to be exacerbated by capital-intensity of imports and weaknesses in governance and labour-market institutions.

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Mechanisation and Peasant Agriculture

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Technology Adoption and Employment in Less Developed Countries: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review

Technology Adoption and Employment in Less Developed Countries: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review

Effects of Innovation on Employment in Low-Income Countries: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review

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