Efficiency of rice farming households in Vietnam

International Journal of Development Issues

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-73

  Hoang Linh, Vu ^a,b  

^a Vietnam National University Ha Noi   (Viet Nam)

^b Indochina Research and Consulting   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Farms; Rice; Stochastic frontier; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015327027     PISSN: 14468956     EISSN: 17588553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14468951211213868     Document Type: Article

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