RELATIVE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY - DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS AND QUEBEC DAIRY FARMS

被引:27
作者
CLOUTIER, LM [1 ]
ROWLEY, R [1 ]
机构
[1] MCGILL UNIV,DEPT ECON,MONTREAL H3A 2T7,PQ,CANADA
来源
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS-REVUE CANADIENNE D ECONOMIE RURALE | 1993年 / 41卷 / 02期
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10.1111/j.1744-7976.1993.tb03741.x
中图分类号
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要
Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is used to explore the distribution of productive efficiency across some Quebec dairy farms in 1988 and 1989. Sensitivity checks are made with respect to sample size and herd size. Overall, efficiency scores from the DEA approach are reasonably informative, but some troublesome issues need to be resolved.
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