Two blades of grass: the impact of the green revolution

We estimate the impact of the Green Revolution in the developing world by exploiting exogenous heterogeneity in the timing and extent of the benefits derived from high-yielding crop varieties (HYVs). We find that HYVs increased yields by 44% between 1965 and 2010, with further gains coming through r...

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Main Authors: Gollin, D, Worm Hansen, C, Wingender, A
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: University of Chicago Press 2021

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