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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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Climate and weather impacts on agriculture: the case of Brazil
Economia Aplicada, 2018 The world’s population will rise exponentially in the coming decades, increasing the demand for food and challenging the agricultural sector to ensure food security.
Paula Carvalho Pereda, Denisard Alves
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Competitiveness, Profitability, Input Demand and Output Supply of Maize Production in Bangladesh
Agriculture, 2016 The study assesses international competitiveness, profitability, output supply and input demand of maize production using a farm survey data of 165 farmers from two major maize growing areas (i.e., Dinajpur and Lalmonirhat districts) of northwestern ...
Sanzidur Rahman +3 more
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Rice production structures in Sri Lanka: The normalized translog profit function approach
Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2016 This study attempts to estimate the output supply and input demand elasticities of rice production using the restricted normalized translog profit function for the four major paddy producing districts; Anuradhapura, Hambantota, Kurunegala and Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka. In addition, elasticities of substitution between inputs are also estimated.
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Penentuan Ekonomi Skala Usaha Dengan Fungsi Keuntungan: Landasan Teoritis Dengan Contoh Fungsi Cobb-Douglas Dan Translog [PDF]
, 1988 EnglishUnderstanding the economic of scale is important in determining the efficient size of production. Economic of scale may be determined using production function, cost function, and profit function.
Simatupang, P. (Pantjar)
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Climate Change Mitigation in the Dairy Sector: Uncovering Heterogeneity Through Eco‐Efficiency Clubs
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Combining climate change goals with economic targets is crucial for the dairy sector, which is a significant contributor to agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions worldwide. In this paper, we assess economic and climate change implications of dairy production with panel data of Irish dairy farms from 2013 to 2021.
Doris Läpple +2 more
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How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan +3 more
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Cogent Food & AgricultureThe Broiler value chain (BVC) is made up of activities that offer business opportunity to the private sector, stimulate economic growth, and provide animal protein for the populace. This study assessed the profitability of major economic activities along
Bombason Kweku Tuoho +4 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
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Effects of Rising Rural Labor Prices on Land Use Pattern: Evidence from Grain Production in China
LandAs rural labor prices have risen constantly over the last two decades, Chinese grain production that relies heavily on manual labor has been subjected to considerable challenges and has experienced profound changes in land use patterns.
Tianyu Gu +3 more
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