average adoption effect on participants by testing for productivity difference between adopters and non-adopters. Secondly, we … estimate a stochastic production technology frontier to compare technical efficiency of farmers in the extension program. We … test for returns to scale, examine factors affecting technical efficiency of participants, and compare technical efficiency …

We study the effects of informal labor sharing arrangements and other social interactions on farmers' productivity in a … developing country context, testing whether these types of social and work interactions lead to productivity gains through … grains production and find large productivity gains (approximately 20 percent) from labor sharing due to synergy effects that …

between male and female CEOs in financial firms and in NGOs. We adapt the banking approach to managerial efficiency to account … for the outreach and sustainability goals of Microfinance Institutions. We then evaluate whether outreach efficiency … have 12-14 point higher outreach efficiency suggesting that promoting gender diversity at the top is likely to have social …

The existing literature on dynamic efficiency is deterministic and ignores uncertainty when deriving dynamic efficiency …-fixed factors. Here, we contribute to closing this gap by developing a model that takes the dynamic efficiency measurement and the … empirical evidence for the importance of considering uncertainty when deriving (dynamic) efficiency measures: neglecting …

We decompose yield difference relative to a reference level into components attributable to (1) efficiency difference … different land sizes. Integrated squared density difference tests show in both cases efficiency has a major role in shaping the …

began. This paper uses non-parametric DEA to calculate technical, output revenue and allocative efficiency measures of Phase … I electric plants. The allocative efficiency measure is then used to determine if allowance prices actually reflect …

We analyze the evolution of Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) over the past 45 years … of poor performance and decline. That recovery is the consequence of improved efficiency in production resulting from …

scenarios are evaluated with respect to efficiency in land and water use and equity in income distribution. Results reveal that … efficiency (resource use) and equity (income distribution) are associated with (1) a shift of water to the lower zone, and (2 …