Modernizing agriculture, employment, and economic growth : a simulation model

The simulation model emphasizes the role of foodgrains as a basic wages good constraint to employment, and the relationships between income from foodgrains production and demand for employment creating goods and services. Particular emphasis is given to demand for various agricultural commodities and the effect of different, technologically induced income distribution patterns on that demand. Using a simulation approach allows experimentation on the economy described by the simulation model. Here, the main focus is on determining the growth and level of employment in various sectors of the economy in response to technological change and household demand patterns.