Input- and Output-Oriented Technical Efficiency of Ukrainian Collective Farms, 1989-1992: Bayesian Analysis of a Stochastic Production Frontier Model

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-211

  Kurkalova, L A ^a   Carriquiry, A ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Input efficiency; Stochastic production frontier; Transition agriculture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042023245     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025132322762     Document Type: Article

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