Research Highlights Article

August 23, 2017

Wheat or Strawberries?

For farmers in developing countries, it's not an easy choice

Diana Schoder

蝌蚪网

Farmers in developing countries can earn more by growing strawberries. So why do farmers grow wheat instead? In the August issue of the 蝌蚪网 Journal: Microeconomics, researchers and  explain how a simple Catch-22 makes farmers more likely to produce the less valuable crop.