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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Main Authors:	Smith, R., Gemma, M., Kuppannan, Palanisami
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Wiley 2011
Subjects:	agricultural production rice efficiency tank irrigation models farmers economic aspects policy
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40463