Potential improvement of agricultural output for major producers based on dea efficiency measurements

In this article we perform production efficiency analysis for the 40 countries with largest value added by agricultural sector in 2005. Under the assumption of a nonparametric frontier and production observations satisfying a statistical model including both random and inefficiency errors, we estima...

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Main Authors: Geraldo da Silva e Souza, Tito Belchior Silva Moreira, Eliane Gonçalves Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Operacional 2011-04-01
Series:Pesquisa Operacional
Subjects:
DEA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-74382011000100006&lng=en&tlng=en