Technical Change and Productive Efficiency: Irrigated Rice in the Philippines

Technical Change and Productive Efficiency: Irrigated Rice in the Philippines

Panel data are used to study the technical efficiency of rice producers in the Philippines. Production efficiency over time is measured using a stochastic frontier regression with error decomposition. Sources of inefficiency are identified and the link between irrigation and productive efficiency is...

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Veröffentlicht in:Asian economic journal 2007-06, Vol.21 (2), p.155-168
Hauptverfasser: Yao, Richard T., Shively, Gerald E.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
agricultural development
Agricultural economics
Agricultural production
D21
Economic theory
Efficiency
irrigation
O13
Philippines
Q12
Rice
Studies
technical change
Technological change
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Zusammenfassung:Panel data are used to study the technical efficiency of rice producers in the Philippines. Production efficiency over time is measured using a stochastic frontier regression with error decomposition. Sources of inefficiency are identified and the link between irrigation and productive efficiency is measured. Results suggest that irrigation was associated with higher levels of technical efficiency in the sample.
ISSN:1351-3958
1467-8381
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8381.2007.00252.x