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Cost Efficiency of Critical Access Hospitals

Nedelea, I. Cristian; Fannin, James Matthew; Barnes, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2010

Hospitals (CAHs) caused an increase in the cost inefficiency of these hospitals or their cost inefficiency was brought about by … other factors that were similar to all rural hospitals. The estimated mean cost inefficiency of CAH was 25 percent while … conclude that Medicare cost-based reimbursement was the main cause of higher cost inefficiency of CAHs. There might be other …

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Health Insurance and Joint Off‐Farm Labor Allocation Decisions of Farm Families

D'Antoni, Jeremy M.; Mishra, Ashok K. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012

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Farmers' Perceptions about Spatial Yield Variability and Precision Farming Technology Adoption: An Empirical Study of Cotton Production in 12 Southeastern States

Kotsiri, Sofia; Rejesus, Roderick M.; Marra, Michele C.; … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2011

This paper examines how cotton farmers' perceptions about their spatial yield variability influence their decision to adopt precision farming technologies. Utilizing cross-section survey data from 12 Southeastern states and a two-step econometric modeling approach, we find that farmers who...

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The Impact of Credit Constraints on Housing Demand: Assessed with Endogenous Price and Expenditure

Li, Yarui; Leatham, David J. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2013

This article assesses the impact of credit constraints on housing demand with price and expenditure treated as endogenous variables. Using AIDS model, we find the model without controlling for endogeneities tends to underestimate the impact of credit constraint on the budget shares and the...

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Genetically Modified Crops and Labor Savings in US Crop Production

Gardner, Justin G.; Nelson, Carl H. - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2007

In spite of widespread adoption there is mixed evidence as to whether or not adopting Genetically Modified (GM) crops increase farm welfare. One possible reason for widespread adoption is labor savings. Using a treatment effect model we estimate the labor savings associated with adopting a GM crop.

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Innovation Systems and Technical Efficiency in Developing-Country Agriculture

Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework; Spielman, David J.; Fonsah, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2012

The paper uses a stochastic frontier analysis of production functions to estimate the level of technical efficiency in agriculture for a panel of 29 developing countries in Africa and Asia between 1994 and 2000. In addition, the paper examines how different components of an agricultural...

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A Farm Level Analysis of the Economic Impact of the MARENA Program in Honduras

Bravo-Ureta, Boris E.; de Almeida, Alexandre; Solis, Daniel - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2010

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A Comparison of Technical Efficiency in Alabama’s Nursery and Greenhouse Sector from 2003 to 2008

Reynolds-Allie, Kenesha; Fields, Deacue; Hartarska, … - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2010

Replaced with revised version of paper 02/10/10

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The Impact of Trade Openness on Technical Efficiency in U.S. Agriculture

Miljkovic, Dragan; Shaik, Saleem - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2010

This study addresses the impact of trade openness on technical efficiency in the U.S. agricultural sector. The results indicate that trade protectionism illustrated with a decrease in the share of agricultural imports in agricultural GDP led to an increase in technical efficiency. A change in...

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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

In recent years, significant structural and production system changes have been noted in the U.S. and European Union, as well as increased interest in pasture-based dairy systems. Technical efficiency, returns to scale, and farm characteristics are compared by size and production system in...

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