New approach for the assignment of new European agricultural subsidies using scores from data envelopment analysis: Application to olive-growing farms in Andalusia (Spain)

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 718-729

  Amores, Antonio F ^a   Contreras, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; European Union Common Agricultural Policy; Olive growing; OR in government; Subsidy assignment

Indexed keywords

LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MODULATION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN UNION COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; OLIVE-GROWING; OR IN GOVERNMENT; SUBSIDY ASSIGNMENT;

FARMS;

EID: 53449097818     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2007.06.059     Document Type: Article

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