ESTIMATING EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION EXPENDITURES ON PRODUCTIVITY: A TRANSLOG PRODUCTION FUNCTION APPROACH [PDF]
The effects of agricultural research and extension expenditures on productivity in the United States are estimated during the period 1949-81 using data for ten production regions.
Lu, Yao-Chi +2 more
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EFFICIENCY IN COMMUNITY DEVELPOMENT LOAN FUNDS [PDF]
We study the efficiency of Community Development Loan Funds (CDLFs) in the U.S.A. between 2002 and 2005. We find that the largest CDLFs tend to be most efficient and that efficiency decreases with age and the proportion of minority representation on the ...
Hartarska, Valentina M. +1 more
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LABOR SUBSTITUTABILITY IN LABOR INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN THE PRESENCE OF FOREIGN LABOR [PDF]
The Morishima elasticity of substitution (MES) is estimated to address factor substitutability in Florida agriculture during 1960-1999. By adopting a profit maximization model of induced innovation theory, the MES's between hired and self-employed labor ...
Emerson, Robert D. +1 more
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Alternative Soil Fertility Management Options in Malawi An Economic Analysis [PDF]
In this paper, we analyze the factors that influence t he productivity of maize among smallholder farmers, given that unfavourable output and input market conditions throughout the 1990s have compelled smallholder farmers into unsustainable agricultural ...
Sauer, Johannes, Tchale, Hardwick
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Stochastic frontier approach to efficiency analysis of health facilities in providing services for non-communicable diseases in eight LMICs. [PDF]
Int Health, 2023 Bala MM, Singh S, Gautam DK.
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Drivers linking farmers' decision-making with farm performance: A systematic review and future research agenda. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Taramuel-Taramuel JP +2 more
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RECENT DUALITY CONTRIBUTIONS IN PRODUCTION ECONOMICS [PDF]
This article is a limited assessment of the agricultural production economics literature since 1982 that resulted from dual modeling approaches.
Shumway, C. Richard
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Off-balance sheet business development and bank efficiency: A financial innovation matching perspective. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Cao Q, Zhu T, Yu W, Tan H.
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Jointness through fishing days input in a multi-species Fishery [PDF]
Some multi-species fisheries are characterised by production jointness in the sense that several species are caught through a joint production process (literally in the same haul of the net). Other multi-species fisheries (so called purse seine fisheries)
Carsten Lynge Jensen, Lars Gårn Hansen
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Financial and factor demand analysis of broiler production in Bangladesh. [PDF]
Heliyon, 2021 Kamruzzaman M, Islam S, Rana MJ.
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