Getting implicit shadow prices right for the estimation of the Malmquist index: The case of agricultural total factor productivity in developing countries

The Malmquist index has become extensively used in international comparisons of agricultural productivity since it does not require prices for its estimation, which are normally not available. However, the data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach used to estimate this index still uses implicit price...

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Main Authors: Nin-Pratt, Alejandro, Yu, Bingxin
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154447

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