Estimation and decomposition of technical efficiency for sugarbeet farms

Applied Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 471-484

  Wu, Shunxiang ^a   Devadoss, Stephen ^b   Lu, Yaochi ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS; ECONOMY OF SCALE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FARM SIZE; SUGAR BEET; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344089336     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840210161819     Document Type: Article

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