Effectiveness of Irrigation Access on Sticky Rice Productivity: Evidence from Lao PDR
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
This is a great paper. The research question is very relevant and the methods applied are sound.
However, I have major problems with the results and the missing explanation for the findings.
Why does irrigation increase productivity and sales but not consumption? If you cannot provide possible explanations the reader will doubt your econometrics.
I have a possible explanation. You do not describe sufficiently over what period your outcome variables are estimated. Could it be that you measure consumption expenditure during the normal rice harvest season when non-irrigation households have similar yields and sales than irrigation households? Please provide more details. Alternatively, you could look for other outcome variables.Author Response
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Reviewer 2 Report
Good job and clear in your presentation.
I only have to make two form annotations.
The title of section 5.2 is divided Table 9 must be presented correctly, since it is not well identified which values correspond to the variables. That is: the parentheses are not separated from the quantities or in different lines.Although the conclusions are clear and concrete, but in the literature you can find works that show the obtaining of better yields in certain crops in areas with water deficit, by implanting technological innovations or adoption of irrigation technology, so the fact of having greater Water availability for irrigation does not imply greater productivity.
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