... the stochasticfrontierproductionfunction approach to separate the effect of random variation in output from inefficiency in the agricultural production of African ...each ...
... Some research has been done on the contribution of port ownership to efficiency. Transformation from public to private ownership is believed to improve sea-port op- erational efficiency even without change in level of ...
... the productionfrontier. The parameters of the stochasticfrontierproductionfunction and the inefficiency model were estimated using the computer program Frontier ...
... The stochastic disturbance term ( ) consists of two independent elements: “v” and “u”. The symmetric two sided error term (v) account for random variation in profit attributed to factors outside the farmer’s ...
... on StochasticFrontier Profit Function that assumed Cobb-Douglass specification form, a multiple regression model was estimated using a cross-sectional data obtained from a sample of 349 cotton ...
... e stochasticfrontierproductionfunction in the statistical approach assumes th a t th e effects of technical inefficiency on input prod u ctiv ity (or elasticity) are th e sam e for each ...
... maize production among fluoride affected and non affected locales of Tamil ...120. Stochasticfrontierproductionfunction is used to estimate technical efficiency of ...of ...
... wheat production in the state of Bihar has been studied using stochasticfrontierproductionfunction ...in production of wheat in the state was estimated to be 94 per cent, ...
... given production technology, which is assumed to be defined by a stochasticfrontierproductionfunction model, are not comparable with those of farms operating under different ...a ...
... The stochasticfrontierproductionfunction resulted that, the coefficients of inputs like bulb, plant protection chemicals, human labour and machine hours were significant at 1% respectively ...
... Cobb-Douglas stochasticfrontierproductionfunction to measure the level of technical efficiency and its determinants in small-holder cocoyam production in Anambra state, ...the ...
... Data Analysis Technical efficiency was analysed through estimation of the Stochastic Frontier Production function using the Cobb Douglas functional form was used to analyse the technical[r] ...
... the stochasticfrontierproductionfunction for maize farmers in eastern Ethiopia, distinguishing between par- ticipants and non-participants in a project that pro- motes high-input maize ...
... a stochasticfrontierproductionfunction approach and the technical efficiency computation procedure to develop an indebtedness index for 46 African ...
... In this study, we use a stochastic frontier production function along with an inefficiency model as specified by Battese and Coelli [39] in order to measure technical change, technical e[r] ...
... countries. reardon and Barrett (2000), Sartorius and Kristen (2007), Demircan et al. (2010) and caberera et al. (2010) have found that small dairy farmers are gradually becoming less profitable and loosing their market ...
... the stochasticfrontierproductionfunction and inefficiency model results are presented in Table 1 and ...the stochasticfrontierproductionfunction indicates ...
... to stochasticfrontierproductionfunction, the results showed that the coefficient of variables as farm size, quantity of fertilizer used, years of experience and literacy are significant, ...
... improve production and productivity with a given input mix and available technology is to improve efficiency of resource ...the production process is very ...rice production in Fogera District of ...
... specific function of each hospital in the community care ...tertiary function with teaching and research ...the production output, regardless of hospital ...larger production, regardless of ...