A meta-frontier approach to measuring technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production in Argentina
In this paper the stochastic metafrontier method is applied to estimate technical efficiency (TE) and metatechnology ratios (MTR), in beef cattle production for three distinct regions in Argentina. A deterministic stochastic metafrontier production function model is estimated that envelops the indiv...
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| author | Lema, Rolando Daniel Gatti, Nicolas Brescia, Victor |
| author_browse | Brescia, Victor Gatti, Nicolas Lema, Rolando Daniel |
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| description | In this paper the stochastic metafrontier method is applied to estimate technical efficiency (TE) and metatechnology ratios (MTR), in beef cattle production for three distinct regions in Argentina. A deterministic stochastic metafrontier production function model is estimated that envelops the individual stochastic frontiers of the three regions. Our results show that firms from Pampean region, the most favored in terms of environment conditions, have an average (TE) of 53.7per cent, meanwhile for others regions the TE is around 58.966.97per cent. The average MTR for Pampean region is 96.8per cent, in contrast, the others regions have an average MTR of 42per cent. Our results suggest that, farms in the Pampean region could improve their performance through a better management using the available technologies and resources. In regions II and III the improvement of the productivity is likely to require additional investment in research to adapt and develop new technologies. |
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| spelling | INTA18592019-06-07T18:50:06Z A meta-frontier approach to measuring technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production in Argentina Lema, Rolando Daniel Gatti, Nicolas Brescia, Victor Economics Efficiency Meat Stochastic Models Stochastic Processes Markets Produtivity Economía Eficacia Carne Modelos Estocásticos Ganado de Carne Beef Cattle Mercados Produtividad Argentine Republic Argentina Región Pampeana Fronteras Estócasticas In this paper the stochastic metafrontier method is applied to estimate technical efficiency (TE) and metatechnology ratios (MTR), in beef cattle production for three distinct regions in Argentina. A deterministic stochastic metafrontier production function model is estimated that envelops the individual stochastic frontiers of the three regions. Our results show that firms from Pampean region, the most favored in terms of environment conditions, have an average (TE) of 53.7per cent, meanwhile for others regions the TE is around 58.966.97per cent. The average MTR for Pampean region is 96.8per cent, in contrast, the others regions have an average MTR of 42per cent. Our results suggest that, farms in the Pampean region could improve their performance through a better management using the available technologies and resources. In regions II and III the improvement of the productivity is likely to require additional investment in research to adapt and develop new technologies. Instituto de Economía Fil: Brescia, Victor. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Economía; Argentina Fil: Lema, Rolando Daniel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Economía; Argentina Fil: Gatti, Nicolás. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Economía; Argentina 2018-01-23T18:02:51Z 2018-01-23T18:02:51Z 2015-08-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/documento de conferencia info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1859 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf 29th. International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Milán, Italia, 8-14 de Agosto de 2015 |
| spellingShingle | Economics Efficiency Meat Stochastic Models Stochastic Processes Markets Produtivity Economía Eficacia Carne Modelos Estocásticos Ganado de Carne Beef Cattle Mercados Produtividad Argentine Republic Argentina Región Pampeana Fronteras Estócasticas Lema, Rolando Daniel Gatti, Nicolas Brescia, Victor A meta-frontier approach to measuring technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production in Argentina |
| title | A meta-frontier approach to measuring technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production in Argentina |
| title_full | A meta-frontier approach to measuring technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production in Argentina |
| title_fullStr | A meta-frontier approach to measuring technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production in Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | A meta-frontier approach to measuring technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production in Argentina |
| title_short | A meta-frontier approach to measuring technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production in Argentina |
| title_sort | meta frontier approach to measuring technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production in argentina |
| topic | Economics Efficiency Meat Stochastic Models Stochastic Processes Markets Produtivity Economía Eficacia Carne Modelos Estocásticos Ganado de Carne Beef Cattle Mercados Produtividad Argentine Republic Argentina Región Pampeana Fronteras Estócasticas |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/1859 |
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