Efficiency and Economic Performance: An Application of the MIMIC Model

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 232-251

  Richards, Timothy J ^a   Jeffrey, Scott R ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; Dairy; Efficiency; MIMIC model; Production frontier

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034423673     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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