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| Title: | Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis |
| Authors: | Santos, Jorge
Mendesm, Armando B.
Santos, Emiliana Azevedo
Soares da Silva, L. D. G. |
| Editors: | Santos, Jorge |
| Keywords: | Data Envelopment Analysis
Non-parametric
Stochastic Frontier Analysis
Models |
| Issue Date: | 17-Dec-2012 |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Citation: | Book Section
2013
978-94-007-5738-7
Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector
Mendes, Armando B.
L. D. G. Soares da Silva, Emiliana
Azevedo Santos, Jorge M
10.1007/978-94-007-5739-4_1
Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector: The Beginning
Springer Netherlands 2013-01-01
Data Envelopment Analysis
Models
Non-parametric
Parametric Stochastic Frontier Analysis
Silva, Emiliana
Mendes, ArmandoB.
Santos, Jorge
3-12
English |
| Abstract: | The agricultural productivity is often based on non-parametric models (DEA), or stochastic models (SFA). In this initial article, the editors start by pointing that the models (DEA and SFA) allow estimating the efficiency of the production frontier and their structural forms. Then, it is presented, in general terms, the differences between DEA and SFA models: DEA model involves the use of technical linear programming to construct a non-parametric piecewise surface, and SFA models comprise econometric models with a random variable, or an error term, including two components: one to account for random effects and another to take care of the technical inefficiency effects. Finally, it shows a comparison between the two approaches (SFA and DEA) and the advantages and disadvantages of their utilizations. |
| URI: | http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-94-007-5739-4_1#
http://hdl.handle.net/10174/7796 |
| Type: | bookPart |
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