Factor gains and losses in the Indian semi-arid tropics : a didactic approach to modeling the agricultural sector

DISCUSSION PAPER REVISED Report No: ARU 9 Factor Gains and Losses in the Indian Semi-Arid Tropics: A Didactic Approach to Modeling the Agricultural Sector By Jaime B. Quizon and Hans P. Binswanger Research Un4t Agriculture and Rural Development Department Operational Policy Staff World Bank May 1984 The views presented here are those of the author(s), and they should not be interpret ed as reflecting thaose of the World 3ank,  Table of Contents Page Introduction I I. The Model 3 Table 1: The Model in G-Matrix Form 8 II. The Elasticities Estimates 10 Table 2: Expanded G-Matrix in the Equation GU' - K* for the SAT Region of India 112 Table 3: Expanded K* Matrix in the Equation GU' - K* for the SAT Region of India 13 Table 4: Inverse of the Expanded G Matrix in the Equation GUi' - K* for the SAT Region of India 14 II:. The Results 15 Table 5: The G K* Matrix in the Equation U' = G-1K* for the SAT Region of India 19 Table 6: Results from Various Simulations, SAT Region of India 21 IV. Areas for Future Research 29 Appendix I: Computat