Productivity, technical efficiency, and farm size in Paraguayan agriculture

by Thomas Masterson

This essay assesses the relationship between farm size and productivity. Both parametric and nonparametric methods are used to derive efficiency measures. Smaller farms are found to have higher net farm income per hectare, and to be more technically efficient, than larger farms. -- Farm Size ; Productivity ; Technical Efficency ; Paraguay

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Year of publication:	Febr. 2007
Other Persons:	Masterson, Thomas (contributor)
Publisher:	Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Subject:	Technische Effizienz \| Technical efficiency \| Betriebsgröße \| Firm size \| Produktivität \| Productivity \| Landwirtschaft \| Agriculture

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Extent:	Online-Ressource, 36 S., Text graph. Darst.
Series:	Working papers / The Levy Economics Institute. - Annandale-on-Hudson, NY : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ZDB-ID 2195074-X. - Vol. 490
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Systemvorausetzungen: Acrobat Reader
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/31660 [Handle]
Classification:	Q12 - Micro Analysis of Farm Firms, Farm Households, and Farm Input Markets ; O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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