Measurement of agricultural total factor productivity growth incorporating environmental factors: A nutrients balance approach

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 462-474

  Hoang, Viet Ngu ^a   Coelli, Tim ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental efficiency; Environmental productivity; Materials balance; Nutrient efficiency; OECD agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SECTOR; ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; BALANCE PRINCIPLE; CURRENT OUTPUT; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTIVITY; OECD AGRICULTURE; OECD COUNTRIES; POLICY INTERVENTION; TECHNICAL PROGRESS; TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFER; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUTROPHICATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

NUTRIENTS;

AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT BUDGET; OECD; POLICY ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 80955157446     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2011.05.009     Document Type: Article

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