Análisis comparativo de la productividad de la tierra agrícola el caso de argentina y el sudoeste bonaerense

PICARDI M.S., GIACCHERO A. B.

Estudios Económicos

Departyamento de Economia - UNS

Lugar: Bahía Blanca; Año: 2015 vol. XXXI

0425-368X

SE ENVIO EN octubre  2014 A EVALUACION - aceptado a publicar The objective ofthis paper is the analysis of the evolution of agricultural land productivity inthe southwestern region of Buenos Aires (SOB) during the period 1970-2010, aswell as a comparison with the same indicator at country level, that usesDivisia indices in its discrete version (Index Tórnqvist - Theil). In thisversion only Agricultural Land Productivity could be obtained because of thelack of complete information needed in order to calculate Total FactorsProductivity. The results at regional level show a slightly decreasing trend inproductivity of regional agricultural land.   period 1970-2010, as well as a comparison with the same indicator at country level. Since the latter has been obtained using Divisia indices in its discrete version (Index Tórnqvist - Theil) identical methodology is here applied. In this preliminary version only Agricultural Land Productivity could be obtained because of the lack of complete information needed in order to calculate Total Factors Productivity. While the indicator at country level shows a significant growing trend in the productivity of agricultural land, the results at regional level show a slightly downward one (nearly constant).  This may be considered the principal cause of the socioeconomic deterioration observed in the SOB in recent years in which the region could not change in the relative share of crops that happened at national level.   Campos temáticos: JEL R11 ? Q19 Palabras claves: productividad de la tierra agrícola, sudoeste bonaerense, comparación región - nación