Relationships between technical efficiency and financial management for Czech Republic Farms

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 269-288

  Davidova, Sophia ^a   Latruffe, Laure ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bootstrapping; Czech Republic; Data envelopment analysis; Endogeneity; Farms; Financial structure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL FINANCE; BOOTSTRAPPING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FARM; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MARKET TRANSITION; MODELING; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34249823975     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2007.00109.x     Document Type: Article

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