Nehring, Richard; Barnard, Charles; Banker, David; … - In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics 88 (2006) 4, pp. 930-946
This article determines the relative technical efficiency of rural- and urban-influenced crop/livestock enterprises in the Corn Belt. Farmers in urban-influenced locations are less technically efficient than farmers in rural locations. During 1998-2000, stochastic production frontier procedures...