An extension of utility-efficient programming to the non-linear discrete stochastic programming method was developed and used in the analysis of the economic efficiency of a sample of farmers in Iran. The results indicate that it would be feasible to increase substantially farmers' total net...

This paper investigates the factors affecting adoption of new irrigation technologies and also addresses the linkage between this type of technology and production risk. The risk-premium associated with the use of water is estimated by adapting a moment-based approach. Farm-level data were...

There have been few studies working on effects of financial repression policies on Iran’s economic growth. Considering the huge share of agricultural sector, we have been trying fill this gap by the help of time series data from 1962 to 2007 on agricultural GDP, unproductive government...