Technical efficiency estimates for Sarawak pepper farming: a comparative analysis
Estimating technical efficiency of production technology is important for policy purposes. Four production frontiers consisting of parametric and nonparametric functions were analysed to estimate technical efficiency ratios on a sample of pepper farms in Sarawak. The methodologies employed produced...
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Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
1999
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3257/1/Technical_Efficiency_Estimates_for_Sarawak_Pepper_Farming.pdf http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3257/ http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/view_archives.php?journal=JSSH-7-2-9 |
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| Summary: | Estimating technical efficiency of production technology is important for policy purposes. Four production frontiers consisting of parametric and nonparametric functions were analysed to estimate technical efficiency ratios on a sample of pepper farms in Sarawak. The methodologies
employed produced different estimates, distributions, and rankings of efficiency ratios. The nonparametric estimates were greater than parametric estimates except under stochastic parametric method. Due to the large differences in technical efficiency results, recommendation for policy
purpose should not be made without prior detailed analysis of each method. |
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