Farm size and productivity in Nicaragua: Parametric and nonparametric analyses for panel data | Tamaño de la finca y productividad en Nicaragua: análisis paramétrico y no paramétrico con datos de panel

[EN] This paper examines the inverse relationship hypothesis (IR-H) between farm size and agricultural productivity in Nicaragua using parametric and nonparametric methods designed specifically for panel data. The data employed are from the World Bank s Living Standards Measurement Study for the years 1998, 2001 and 2005. The analysis reveals strong support for the IR-H based on a number of alternative parametric specifications. The results from the nonparametric models lend partial support to the IR-H,and such support is weaker than what is obtained from the parametric models, particularly among medium and large landholders.

[ES] Este artículo examina la hipótesis de la relación inversa (H-RI) entre el tamaño de la finca y la productividad agrícola en Nicaragua utilizando métodos paramétricos y no paramétricos diseñados específicamente para datos de panel. Los datos provienen del Living Standards Measurement Study del Banco Mundial para los años 1998, 2001 y 2005. El análisis revela un claro apoyo para la H-RI basado en una serie de especificaciones paramétricas. Los resultados de los modelos no paramétricos también apoyanla H-RI; sin embargo, estos últimos proporcionan soporte parcial y más débil particularmente para los propietarios medianos y grandes.

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Almeida, AN.; Bravo-Ureta, BE. (2022). Farm size and productivity in Nicaragua: Parametric and nonparametric analyses for panel data. Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales - Agricultural and Resource Economics. 22(1):31-52. https://doi.org/10.7201/earn.2022.01.02

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