Productivity, technical efficiency, and farm size in Paraguayan agriculture

This essay assesses the relationship between farm size and productivity. Both parametric and nonparametric methods are used to derive efficiency measures. Smaller farms are found to have higher net farm income per hectare, and to be more technically efficient, than larger farms.

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Year of publication:	2007
Authors:	Masterson, Thomas
Publisher:	Annandale-on-Hudson, NY : Levy Economics Institute of Bard College
Subject:	Farm Size \| Productivity \| Technical Efficency \| Paraguay

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Series:	Working Paper ; 490
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	57024188X [GVK] hdl:10419/31660 [Handle]
Classification:	Q12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets ; O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Source:	EconStor

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