Latent vs. Observed Variables: Analysis of Irrigation Water Efficiency Using SEM and SUR

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 173-185

  Tang, Jianjun ^a   Folmer, Henk ^b,c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Guanzhong; Irrigation water allocative efficiency; Irrigation water technical efficiency; Latent variable; Perception of water scarcity; Seemingly unrelated regressions; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESOURCE SCARCITY; STRUCTURAL CHANGE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA; GUANZHONG PLAIN; SHAANXI;

EID: 84953835112     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.12137     Document Type: Article

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