Efficiency and technical change in the Philippine rice sector: A Malmquist total factor productivity analysis

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 943-963

  Umetso, Chieko ^a,b   Lekprichakul, Thamana ^c   Chakravorty, Ujjayant ^d  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

^b Research Program   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Malmquist index; Philippine rice sector; Productivity growth; Technical change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; REGIONAL PATTERN; RICE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0344586723     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.00499     Document Type: Article

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