@inproceedings{icrisat9138,
           pages = {01--39},
           month = {August},
          author = {J Kamanda and R Birner and C Bantilan},
            year = {2015},
           title = {The "Efficient Boundaries" of International Agricultural Research: A Conceptual Framework with Empirical Illustrations},
       booktitle = {International Association of Agricultural Economists},
             url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/9138/},
        abstract = {The role of international agricultural research centers (IARCs) has long been a
subject of discussion, often with emphasis that they should conduct research that
produces international public goods (IPGs). However, centers still face a dilemma on
how to balance between IPGs and location-specific work. This paper contributes to
the development of principles by which they should position themselves. Transaction
cost economics was applied to develop a framework, which is then illustrated with an
empirical case study of legume research at the International Crops Research Institute
for the Semi-Arid Tropics. A participatory mapping technique (Net-Map) was
combined with key informant interviews in India, Malawi and Ethiopia. We find that
IARCS play an important role in germplasm improvement, the field in which they
have a comparative advantage. However, due to insufficient capacity of national
systems, they also engage in downstream activities. This reduces incentives for
governments and donors to overcome governance challenges.},
        keywords = {CGIAR, Agricultural innovation, Comparative advantage, Research spillovers, Transaction costs}
}