Estimation of technical efficiency in the stochastic frontier production function model - An application to the tea industry in Assam

Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 201-211

  Hazarika, C ^a   Subramanian, S R ^b  

^a ASSAM AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TAMIL NADU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; STOCHASTIC PROCESS; TEA; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

EID: 0033387467     PISSN: 00195014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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