Alternative stochastic specifications of the frontier production function in the analysis of agricultural credit programs and technical efficiency

Timothy G. Taylor and J. Scott Shonkwiler

The effect of subsidized credit on the technical efficiency of traditional farmers in Southeastern Brazil is analyzed. It is found that the choice of stochastic specification significantly influences inferences regarding the effect of subsidized credit on measured technical efficiency

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Year of publication:	1986
Authors:	Taylor, Timothy T.
Other Persons:	Shonkwiler, Scott (contributor) ; Shonkwiler, John Scott (contributor)
Published in:	Journal of development economics. - Amsterdam : Elsevier, ISSN 0304-3878, ZDB-ID 187117-1. - Vol. 21.1986, 1, p. 149-160
Subject:	PRODEMATA \| Agrarkredit \| Agricultural credit \| Brasilien \| Brazil \| Produktionsfunktion \| Production function \| Rentabilität \| Profitability \| 1976-1984

Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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