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Heterogeneous Production Efficiency of Specialized Swine Producers
Tonsor, Glynn T.; Featherstone, Allen M. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2006
This research evaluates the efficiency of swine firms differing by specialization type and employed technologies …. Measures of technical, allocative, scale, economic, and overall efficiency are separately and jointly estimated for farrow … appreciable differences in efficiency and causes of efficiency. Results suggest that overall efficiency of farrow-to-finish and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005338203
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Intensive versus Extensive Dairy Production Systems: Dairy States in the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. and Key Pasture Countries the E.U.: Determining the Competitive Edge
Nehring, Richard F.; Sauer, Johannes; Gillespie, Jeffrey M. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2011
, as well as increased interest in pasture-based dairy systems. Technical efficiency, returns to scale, and farm …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008922677
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Efficiency Analysis of Southeastern U.S. Meat Goat Production
Qushim, Berdikul; Gillespie, Jeffrey; McMillin, Kenneth - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2015
Technical efficiency, scale and scope economies, marginal productive contributions for inputs and outputs, and … efficiency drivers were determined for the Southeastern U.S meat goat enterprise. The average technical efficiency was 0.88. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011125340
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Economic Performance of U.S. Multinational Manufacturing Firms: The Linkages between Foreign Direct Investment and Firm Strategy
Garcia-Fuentes, Pablo A.; Ferreira, Gustavo F.C.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
This study assesses the sequential relationships between firm strategic factors, foreign direct investment (FDI) activity, and financial performance for a sample of U.S.-based multinational manufacturers. After using hierarchical regressions and path analysis, this study finds an unambiguously...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880636
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Oligopolistic Structure in the Japanese Pistachio Import Market
Asgari, Mahdi; Saghaian, Sayed H. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013
Iran is the major producer of pistachio nuts in the world. Iran dominated the international pistachio export markets until 1982, when a new competitor, the United States, emerged in the international markets. Currently, both Iran and the U.S. are major pistachio exporters to Japan. The empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010914980
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NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATION OF MULTIPRODUCT AND PRODUCT-SPECIFIC ECONOMIES OF SCALE
Coffey, Brian K.; Featherstone, Allen M. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2004
Numerous studies have utilized nonparametric estimation of production efficiency but no such study focuses on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005330326
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Geographical Analysis of US Green Sector Industry Concentration
Register, D. Lane; Lambert, Dayton M.; English, Burton C.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012
This paper analyzes the geographic distribution of “green energy” sector clustering in the lower 48 United States using recent developments in industry concentration analysis. Evidence suggests that the ten green energy subsectors and the aggregate of the firms comprising the green energy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421066
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The Role of Underemployment in Employee’s Overall Job Satisfaction: The Alabama Case.
Addy, Samuel N.; Nzaku, Kilungu; Ijaz, Ahmad - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012
Job satisfaction is an important measure of utility that employees derive from their jobs and is related to various features of the job such as pay, security, intrinsic values of work, working conditions, career growth opportunities, working hours, and the like. This paper analyzes the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421068
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The “Made in USA poultry label” and consumer choice in Ghana
Egyir, Irene Susana; Adu-Nyako, Kofi; Okafor, Ralph - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012
Market survey data from Ghana was used to gain understanding of consumers’ attitudes, preferences for foreign food products, and the role product country of origin plays in the demand for poultry. Intention to purchase poultry from the US was anchored on product packaging, quality, expiry date...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009421080
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SOCIAL AND SCALE EFFICIENCY GAINS DUE TO VERTICAL INTEGRATION IN THE U.S. HOG SECTOR
Helmers, Glenn A.; Shaik, Saleem; Atwood, Joseph A. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2003
Using a non-parametric linear programming approach, our contribution is (1) to examine if efficiency gains in hog … production are realized due to vertical integration and (2) to demonstrate the efficiency gains that are realized are a product … efficiency gains are realized due to vertical integration and can be explained by scope and scale efficiency gains. The t-test at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005803129