1. Overview of Neoclassical Production Economics- Editors -- 2. Duality in Production Diewert (agreed) -- 3. Multiproduct Technologies Fare--agreed -- 4. Elasticities of Substitution Russell--agreed -- 5. Conceptualization and Measurement of Technical Change and Productivity Growth Hulten or...

Overview of Neoclassical Production Economics- Editors -- 2. Duality in Production Diewert (agreed) -- 3. Multiproduct Technologies Fare--agreed -- 4. Elasticities of Substitution Russell--agreed -- 5. Conceptualization and Measurement of Technical Change and Productivity Growth Hulten or...

In this study the stochastic metafrontier method is used to investigate technical efficiency and technology gaps across three main beef cattle production systems in Kenya. Results show that there is significant inefficiency in nomadic and agro-pastoral systems. Further, in contrast with ranches,...

Technical efficiency measures are calculated for ratite producers using data envelopment analysis. Regression analysis is then used to determine producer characteristics that are likely to lead to higher technical efficiencies. Results indicate that the most technically efficient ratite...

The measurement of productivity fluctuations has been the focus of decades-long interest. In addition to broad structural forces driving productivity changes, there is more recent interest in measuring and identifying the heterogeneous forces driving these changes. A major force is...

The objective of this study was to analyze the aggregate agriculture productionfunction for the state of Minas Gerais. The analysis was accomplished in two phases.First, we separate the municipalities in terms of the productive efficiency, using thenon-parametric approach of data envelopment...