Impacts of Norwegian milk quotas on output growth: A modified distance function approach

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 350-369

  Kumbhakar, Subal C ^a   Lien, Gudbrand ^b,c   Flaten, Ola ^b   Tveterås, Ragnar ^b,d  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dairy farming; Distance function; Multi output technologies; Panel data; Regulations

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; DAIRY FARMING; GROWTH RATE; MILK PRODUCTION; PANEL DATA; QUOTA SYSTEM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 43049149389     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2008.00154.x     Document Type: Article

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