Scale, Skill-Mix, and Access Implications of the Production of Appointments by Primary Care Practices in England. [PDF]
Health EconABSTRACT Primary medical care has traditionally been provided by small organisations. Recent policy developments in many countries have encouraged larger practices in the hope of benefiting from increasing returns to scale, but there is little research evidence to support this.
Zhao T, Meacock R, Sutton M.
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Economic Analysis and Comparison of Technical Efficiency in Small and Large Saffron Farms of Khorasan Razavi Province [PDF]
Zirā̒at va Fanāvarī-i Za̒farān, 2016 The aim of this study is to perform an economic investigation of the use of various inputs in saffron production and to measure the efficiency of its production in small and large farms of the Khorasan Razavi province.
Toktam Mohtashami +2 more
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Translog function in government development of low-carbon economy
Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences, 2021 Abstract With the rapid development of the world economy, some developing countries only pay attention to the growth rate of GDP, but ignore the importance of sustainable development. The extensive economy, which relies on a lot of energy to drive economic growth, can no longer meet the development requirements of a low-carbon economy ...
Siyu Meng, Xue Zhang
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Insights on ownership pattern and demand for machinery in Indian agriculture
The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2022 As the wage rate for labour escalates in agriculture, farmers opt for other power alternatives. Mechanization of farms provides an opportunity to overcome the issue of labour scarcity and rising cost of production besides facilitating timely farm ...
ANKITA KANDPAL +5 more
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Investigation of Japanese electricity industry using a CGE model of translog function
Journal of Economic Structures, 2019 CGE models are usually used for policy analysis. The conventional CGE models use CES function because of being a convenience for modeling. Moreover, some of the CGE models use a multi-CES function to model the multi-layered production process.
Kwang Il Kim
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Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural, 2005 Este trabalho objetivou avaliar o impacto da desvalorização do Real, ocorrida em 1999, no preço de insumos e na composição dos custos na cultura de café.
Eduardo Rodrigues de Castro +2 more
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Applied Research on Optimal Scale and M&A Efficiency in the Natural Gas Energy Industry
Engineering Proceedings, 2023 Currently, the number of manufacturers in the natural gas energy industry in several regions is stagnant. However, to improve operating efficiency, it is necessary to review the current optimum number of public gas fuel utilities.
Ting-Kun Liu
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Impact of Energy Subsidies Elimination on Technology Gap Ratio in Cucumber Production [PDF]
International Journal of Agricultural Management and Development, 2017 This paper presents an analysis of technical efficiency and technology gap ratio (TGR) in greenhouse cucumber in Fars Province, Iran. Cucumber production was chosen for this study for the reason that greenhouse productions in this province mainly ...
Reza Esfanjari Kenari +2 more
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Evaluation of Energy Intensity and the Effect of Technology on the Efficiency of Industrial Energy Demand: A Case Study of Iran [PDF]
Pizhūhishnāmah-i Iqtiṣād-i Inirzhī-i Īrān, 2015 This study aims at analyzing the energy intensity and also the effect of changes in the production technology on the efficiency of energy consumption in Iranian manufacturing sector.
Seyed Nezamuddin Makiyan +4 more
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The Analysis of Trend of Technological Change in Iran\'s Cement Industry [PDF]
پژوهشهای اقتصادی, 2010 In this paper we have studied the trend and bias of technological change in Iran’s cement industry by dual cost function approach. This approach is useful to estimation of factors demand structure with regard to changes of factors price and technological
Kazem Yavari, Nader Dashti
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