01321naa a2200205 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902000220006010000210008224501110010326000090021430000330022349000190025652006630027565000160093865300250095465300200097970000190099977300970101816572122017-05-23       2010    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d  a978-0-444-51874-31 aÁVILA, A. F. D.  aTotal factor productivity growth in agriculturebthe role of technological capital.h[electronic resource]  c2010  ap. 3769-3822. v. 4, cap. 72,  vv. 4, cap. 72,  aIn this chapter we compute measures of total factor productivity (TFP) growth for developing countries and then contrast TFP growth with technological capital indexes. In developing these indexes, we incorporate schooling capital to yield two new indexes: Invention-Innovation Capital and Technology Mastery. We find that TFP performance is strongly related to technological capital and that technological capital is required for TFP and cost reduction growth. Investments in technological capital require long-term (20- to 40-year) investments, which are typically made by governments and aid agencies and are the only viable escape route from mass poverty.  aAgricultura  aCapital tecnológico  aDesenvolvimento1 aEVENSON, R. E.  tIn: PINGALI, P. L.; EVENSON, R. E. Handbooks in economics. Burlington: Academic Press, 2010.