Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector : With Applications /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores:	Mendes, Armando. (Editor ), L. D. G. Soares da Silva, Emiliana. (Editor ), Azevedo Santos, Jorge M. (Editor )
Formato:	eBook
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edición:	1st ed. 2013.
Materias:	Environmental sciences. Agricultural economics. Statistics . Mathematical optimization. Math. Appl. in Environmental Science. Agricultural Economics. Statistics for Business, Management, Economics, Finance, Insurance. Optimization.

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Contents:
Part I Efficiency Measures and Methods
1 Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector: The Beginning
2 Review of Frontier Models and Efficiency Analysis: A Parametric Approach
3 Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis
4 Superefficiency and Multiplier Adjustment in Data Envelopment Analysis
Part II Farm Efficiency
5 An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in Azores Dairy Farms
6 Animal Grazing System Efficiency
7 Technical Efficiency of the Spanish Dairy Processing Industry: Do Size and Exporting Matter?
8 Inefficiency in Animal Production – A Parametric Approach
9 Azorean Agriculture Efficiency by PAR
10 Sustainable Tourism and Agriculture Multifunctionality by PAR: A Variable Selection Approach
11 The Importance of Subsidies in Azorean Dairy Farms Efficiency
12 Multi-Ouput Technical Efficiency in the Olive Oil Industry and its Relation to the Form of Business Organisation
13 Efficiency Assessment: Final Remarks
Index.

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