Environmental efficiency, productivity and public funds: The case of the Italian agricultural industry

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 121, Issue , 2013, Pages 73-80

  Falavigna, Greta ^a   Manello, Alessandro ^a   Pavone, Sara ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural systems; Directional distance function; Malmquist Luenberger productivity indexes; Rural Development Programs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; DATA ACQUISITION; PUBLIC SPENDING; REGIONAL PLANNING; RURAL DEVELOPMENT;

ITALY;

EID: 84883448799     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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