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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Technical Efficiency of the Dual-Purpose Cattle System in Venezuela
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| Autores: |
Ortega, Leonardo E.
Ward, Ronald W.
Andrew, Christopher O.
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| Data: |
2008-06-10
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| Ano: |
2007
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| Palavras-chave: |
Dual-purpose cattle
Production frontier
Technical efficiency
D24
Q12
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| Resumo: |
A stochastic production frontier model was estimated to provide standard measurement of technical efficiency of the dual-purpose cattle system located in Zulia State, Venezuela. This system is based on local and low-cost inputs, but has been considered to be inefficient because of its low partial productivity indices when compared with those used in developed countries. Results indicate that the efficiency of this system is reasonably high, downplaying the general idea of inefficiency. Likewise, the efficiency of this system has the potential for improvement through public policies and managerial decisions based on the determinants of technical efficiency.
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| Tipo: |
Journal Article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/37058
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| Relação: |
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 39, Number 03, December 2007
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| Formato: |
14
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