Efficiency and Technical Progress in Traditional and Modern Agriculture: Evidence from Rice Production in China

Productive efficiency for Chinese hybrid and conventional rice production is estimated using a dual stochastic frontier efficiency decomposition model. Results reveal significant differences in technical and allocative efficiency between conventional and hybrid rice production, and indicate significant regional efficiency differences in hybrid rice production, but not in conventional rice production.

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Year of publication:	1995
Authors:	Xu, Xiaosong ; Jeffrey, Scott R.
Institutions:	Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (REES), University of Alberta
Subject:	Crop Production/Industries \| Productivity Analysis

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Staff Paper Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series Department of Rural Economy>Staff Paper Series Number 24086
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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