Measuring technical efficiency and productivity growth: A comparison of SFA and DEA on Norwegian grain production data

Applied Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2617-2630

  Odeck, James ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; STOCHASTICITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

ELAGATIS;

EID: 36049001748     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840600722224     Document Type: Article

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