Technical, quality and environmental efficiency of the olive oil industry

Food Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 526-534

  Dios Palomares Rafaela, R ^a   Martínez Paz, José M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Andalusia; Bootstrap; DEA; Efficiency; Environmental index; Olive oil industry; Quality index

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MARKETING; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 79959299024     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.04.001     Document Type: Article

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