Land reform in NE Brazil: a stochastic frontier production efficiency evaluation

Land reform in NE Brazil: a stochastic frontier production efficiency evaluation

The aim of this paper is to address the sources of technical and allocative inefficiency from a cross section sample of 308 beneficiaries of a market assisted land reform program, called "Cédula da Terra"; from five states in Northeastern region of Brazil. In spite of some differences on g...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Marques de Magalhães, Hildo Meirelles de Souza Filho, Miguel Rocha de Sousa, José Maria F. J. da Silveira, Antônio Márcio Buainain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Economia e Sociologia Rural 2011-03-01
Series:Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural
Subjects:
Reforma Agrária
Capital Humano
Assistência Técnica
Crédito Rural
Fronteira Estocástica
Land Reform
Human Capital
Technical Assistance
Rural Credit
Stochastic Frontier
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