Technical efficiency and impact of environmental regulations in farrow-to-finish swine production in Taiwan

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-61

  Yang, Chih Ching ^a   Hsiao, Ching Kai ^b   Yu, Ming Miin ^c  

^a KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Environmental regulations; Undesirable outputs

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FARM SIZE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PIG; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

SUIDAE;

EID: 45349105564     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2008.00314.x     Document Type: Article

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