Agriculture productivity gains and their distribution for the main EU members

Jean-Philippe Boussemart (1) , Raluca Parvulescu (1)

1 LEM - Lille économie management - UMR 9221

This article seeks to highlight the performance of the farm sector in the main EU countries. Based on the productivity surplus account method (PSAM), our performance analysis includes all elements of the profit and loss account, which is one of the limits of the traditional index number approach. Moreover, this method also shows the way in which productivity gains observed in each country have been distributed among the main stakeholders. A specific focus is on the state’s as well as the farmers’ roles in this distribution game.

Mots clés: productivity surplus accounting method; total factor productivity; agricultural sector; common agricultural policy

Domaines: Sciences de l'Homme et Société; Economies et finances

Jean-Philippe Boussemart, Raluca Parvulescu. Agriculture productivity gains and their distribution for the main EU members. Revue d'économie politique, 2019. ⟨hal-03131539⟩