Stochastic frontiers and technical efficiency distributions: An analysis based on rice farming data for Bangladesh

Canadian Journal of Economics

Volumn 29, Issue SPEC. ISS. 2, 1996, Pages

  Sharif, Najma R ^a   Dar, Atul A ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 20544473310     PISSN: 00084085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/136112     Document Type: Article

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