Overcoming the Egyptian cotton crisis in the interwar period: the role of irrigation, drainage, new seeds, and access to credit

dc.contributor.authorKarakoç, Ulaş
dc.contributor.authorKarakoç, Ulaş
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-27T11:19:15Z
dc.date.available2021-01-27T11:19:15Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentFakülteler, İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Ekonomi Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractAfter experiencing a period of spectacular growth during the late nineteenth century, the Egyptian cotton sector underwent a phase of stagnation, which was followed by a gradual and steady increase in output during the interwar period. Drawing on a new panel dataset at the province–year level, this article explores the determinants of the upturn in cotton output, running a horserace between credit, seed technology, and infrastructure. In order to address endogeneity concerns, an instrumental variable approach is adopted, using a modified version of Bartik's shift-share instrumental variable. Our results provide supporting evidence that peasants switched to a lower-yielding cotton variety as a response to changes in relative price. Moreover, our production function estimates show that two key factors had a positive impact on output growth: credit availability and the adoption of new cotton varieties.en_US
dc.identifier.citation2
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/ehr.13022en_US
dc.identifier.endpage86en_US
dc.identifier.issn0013-0117en_US
dc.identifier.issn0013-0117
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage60en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12469/3745
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/ehr.13022
dc.identifier.volume74en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000560730700001en_US
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dc.institutionauthorKarakoç, Ulaşen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishingen_US
dc.relation.journalEconomic History Reviewen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessen_US
dc.subjectGossypium barbadenseen_US
dc.subjectGossypium hirsutumen_US
dc.titleOvercoming the Egyptian cotton crisis in the interwar period: the role of irrigation, drainage, new seeds, and access to crediten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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