Profit based efficiency measures, with an application to rice production in Southern India

Using non-parametric methods, we estimate the foregone rents due to credit, allocative, and technical inefficiencies of subsistence farmers in Southern India. The lost rents are estimated directly from the Nerlovian efficiency index, and the results suggest the largest foregone rents derive from all...

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Autores principales: Smith, R., Gemma, M., Kuppannan, Palanisami
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Wiley 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40463

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