En el presente estudio se aplica un análisis de eficiencia con una metodología no paramétrica (DEA) sobre un conjunto de datos de panel conformado por 35 explotaciones lecheras ubicadas en la Cuenca de Abasto Sur de Buenos Aires, Argentina. El análisis se basó en modelos con rendimientos...

Biodiesel is a biofuel obtained from vegetable oils or animal fats by transesterification with methanol, so that it offers a very promising alternative respect to diesel fuel, since it is able to provide a suitable substitute for the fossil diesel in unmodified internal combustion engines, pure...

This paper deals with labor-managed horticultural firms in southeastern Spain. It tries to model the decision-making processes and the conflicts between profit maximization, risk minimization, leisure, and seasonal labor as decisionmakers' objectives. A vectorial optimization model is developed...

Despite growing interest in biomass over the last number of years, bio-energy derived from biomass currently contributes to a very small share of the total Spanish energy market. How individual farmers choose to respond to the opportunities presented by these relatively novel crops has still...

Este trabajo hace un análisis del impacto que tendrá en la agricultura un precio creciente del agua en dos zonas regables. Para ello emplea un modelo de programación clásico y otro en el que se efectúa una simulación de función de utilidad deducido a partir de metodología...