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标题：Analyzing the sources of technical efficiency among heterogeneous dairy farms: A quantile regression approach
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作者：Benaissa Chidmi ; Daniel Solís ; Victor E. Cabrera 等
期刊名称：Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics
电子版ISSN：2006-9774
出版年度：2011
卷号：3
期号：7
页码：318-324
语种：English
出版社：Academic Journals
摘要：An unbalanced panel data including 1,151 farm observations from 2004 to 2008 was used to analyze the determinants of technical efficiency (TE) for dairy farms in the State of Wisconsin. To account for farm heterogeneity in our analysis we implemented a two-step framework using a stochastic production frontier and a quantile regression analysis. The results show that the determinants of TE affected farmers with different levels of TE in a very specific ways. This outcome is of significant importance from an empirical point of view. Farmers could use this knowledge to find alternatives to improve their specific level of performance. Additionally, Policy makers could use this information to improve the effectiveness of their policies by targeting specific agricultural services and aid to group of farmers with similar levels of TE.
关键词：Dairy farm;technical efficiency;quantile regression approach