Economic efficiency of agricultural production in Brazil

Economic Efficiency of Agricultural Production In Brazil

This study measures levels of technical, allocative and economic efficiency in agricultural crop production for Brazil in 1995. A nonparametric frontier model (DEA) under constant returns to scale was used. On average, the results suggest that the sector suffers from moderate technical inefficiency and from strong allocative inefficiency. If full technical efficiency were achieved, the crop pro...

Estimation of Economic Sanctions Effects on Employment of Agricultural Production

The agricultural sector is one of the most important economic sectors in Iran’s economy which has a high share of gross national product. This sector has also a significant contribution to the country's employment and process of economic development. On the other hand, agricultural sector plays an important role in creating employment for villagers and it also prevent the acceleration of migrat...

Health, Technical Efficiency, and Agricultural Production in Indian Districts.

We investigate whether better population health may impact economic performance through improvements in technical efficiency in agricultural production. Using district-level data from India, we employ a random-coefficients approach to estimate a Cobb-Douglas production function, computing overall and input-specific technical efficiencies for each district. We then model health (district infant ...

Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency: Agricultural Production in Polygynous Households

Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency: Agricultural Production in Polygynous Households Altruism among family members can, in some cases, inhibit cooperation by increasing the utility that players expect to receive in a non-cooperative equilibrium. To test this, we examine agricultural productivity in polygynous households in West Africa. We find that cooperation is greater – production is more...

Land Market Development and Agricultural Production Efficiency in Albania