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1969 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

The Terms of Trade of Agriculture in Context of Economic Growth

Author : Yair Mundlak

Published in: Economic Problems of Agriculture in Industrial Societies

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK

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In a competitive economy, where the value marginal productivities of the factors of production are equal in all sectors, the terms of trade of one sector are meaningfully measured by the rent realized by factors specific to this sector. If there are no specific factors, there is no problem of terms of trade.

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Title
The Terms of Trade of Agriculture in Context of Economic Growth
Author
Yair Mundlak
Copyright Year
1969
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08476-0_29