Going the Extra Mile: Farm Subsidies and Spatial Convergence in Agricultural Input Adoption
Kumar, N and Aggarwal, S and Jeong, D and Park, D S and Robinson, J and Spearot, A (2022) Going the Extra Mile: Farm Subsidies and Spatial Convergence in Agricultural Input Adoption. Working Paper. University of California.
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We evaluate a unique policy experiment in which the Government of Malawi randomized beneficiary selection for its Farm Input Subsidy Program. These subsidies can only be redeemed at local retailers, making travel cost-adjusted prices higher for remote farmers. Despite these costs, redemption is only marginally lower in remote areas. The subsidy eliminates the substantial remoteness-input quantity gradient that would exist in its absence. The equalizing effect on village-level input usage is modest because remote farmers are less likely to share subsidized inputs with non-beneficiaries. Our results demonstrate that subsidy programs may narrow spatial inequities in developing countries.
Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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Subjects: | Economics |
Date Deposited: | 24 Sep 2023 11:03 |
Last Modified: | 24 Sep 2023 11:03 |
URI: | https://eprints.exchange.isb.edu/id/eprint/2150 |