Land-ownership, Working Capital and Agricultural Output: Egypt 1913-58

Weather effects on European agricultural output, 1850-1913.

Introduction The sectoral structure of the leading industrial economies of Europe in the late 19 Century suggests that the agricultural sector was still central to macroeconomic performance. In Germany the agricultural sector accounted for approximately 40% of GDP in 1870, declining to 23% by 1913. In France the sector accounted for 43% of GDP in 1872, declining to 35% by 1909. In Britain the s...

Agricultural Land Ownership and Tenure Patterns in Nebraska

Land cover change and ownership turnover in the agricultural frontier: the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala

This study investigates land cover change and land ownership turnover in an area that is both the agricultural frontier and a priority conservation zone, the Sierra del Lacandón National Park (SLNP), Petén, Guatemala. The goal is to understand how the agricultural frontier changes over time with regard to population, household characteristics, and land use. This study analyzes panel-data consis...

Environmental Conservation on Agricultural Working Land: Assessing Policy Alternatives Using a Spatially Heterogeneous Land Allocation Model

Agricultural Output and Productivity

Estimates of the employment structure, agricultural output, and agricultural labour productivity are developed for the leading European countries from 1300 to 1800. The employment estimates are developed from estimates of the total, urban, and rural populations. The output estimates are derived by positing a demand curve for agricultural goods.