This paper analyzes total factor productivity growth in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1961 and … 2007 employing the Malmquist Index, a non-parametric methodology that uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) methods. The … results show that among developing regions, Latin America and the Caribbean shows the highest agricultural productivity growth …

This paper analyzes total factor productivity growth in agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean between 1961 and … 2007 employing the Malmquist Index, a non-parametric methodology that uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) methods. The … results show that among developing regions, Latin America and the Caribbean shows the highest agricultural productivity growth …

generation. This paper proposes an efficiency analysis approach that addresses which mission rates (and standards) would be … feasible if the existing generating units adopt best practices. A new efficiency measure is introduced and further decomposed … to identify different sources' contributions to emission rate improvements. Estimating two Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA …