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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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Main Authors: Radam, Alias, Ismail, Mohd Mansor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1999
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3257/1/Technical_Efficiency_Estimates_for_Sarawak_Pepper_Farming.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.32572015-09-10T07:26:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3257/ Technical efficiency estimates for Sarawak pepper farming: a comparative analysis Radam, Alias Ismail, Mohd Mansor 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. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1999-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3257/1/Technical_Efficiency_Estimates_for_Sarawak_Pepper_Farming.pdf Radam, Alias and Ismail, Mohd Mansor (1999) Technical efficiency estimates for Sarawak pepper farming: a comparative analysis. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 7 (2). pp. 103-110. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/view_archives.php?journal=JSSH-7-2-9
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description 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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author Radam, Alias
Ismail, Mohd Mansor
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Technical efficiency estimates for Sarawak pepper farming: a comparative analysis
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title Technical efficiency estimates for Sarawak pepper farming: a comparative analysis
title_short Technical efficiency estimates for Sarawak pepper farming: a comparative analysis
title_full Technical efficiency estimates for Sarawak pepper farming: a comparative analysis
title_fullStr Technical efficiency estimates for Sarawak pepper farming: a comparative analysis
title_full_unstemmed Technical efficiency estimates for Sarawak pepper farming: a comparative analysis
title_sort technical efficiency estimates for sarawak pepper farming: a comparative analysis
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
publishDate 1999
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3257/1/Technical_Efficiency_Estimates_for_Sarawak_Pepper_Farming.pdf
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