How productive is rural infrastructure? : evidence on some agricultural crops in Colombia

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
948
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
H41, Q12, Q15, R42, C21
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy
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This paper evaluates the role of rural infrastructure on the performance of some agricultural crops in Colombia. The study utilizes geo-referenced cross sectional data of four crops, coffee, rice, beans and plantains, collected for the majority of municip