Explaining differences in milk quota values: The role of economic efficiency

被引：21

作者：

Alvarez, A ^{[1
]}

Arias, C

Orea, L

机构：

[1] Univ Oviedo, Dept Econ, Oviedo, Spain

[2] Univ Leon, Dept Econ, E-24071 Leon, Spain

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS | 2006年 / 88卷 / 01期

关键词：

cost function; economic efficiency; milk; quota values;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1467-8276.2006.00846.x

中图分类号：

F3 [农业经济];

学科分类号：

0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;

摘要：

This article explores the relationship between milk quota values and economic efficiency in order to analyze government interventions in quota allocations among producers. For this purpose, we estimate quota values using a panel of Spanish dairy farms. Quota values are then decomposed into economic efficiency, price, and scale effects in order to assess the relative influence of these factors. We find that efficiency is important in explaining quota values but is uncorrelated with observable farm characteristics. This casts doubts on the government's ability to allocate quotas to efficient farms.

引用

页码：182 / 193

页数：12

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