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| Jan, Pierrick. |
| In view of a probable free trade agreement between Switzerland and the European Union in the agricultural and food sector and as a consequence of their actual low competitiveness in international comparison, Swiss dairy farms are under pressure to increase their productivity. In the present contribution I assess the total factor productivity (TFP) change in the period 1999-2008 of a balanced panel of 118 dairy farms located in the mountain region using the Malmquist productivity index. Particular attention is paid thereby to the issue of deflation quality for monetary input and output variables, and to the consideration of direct payments. The yearly average TFP growth rate of the sample of farms investigated amounts to 1% and is very close to the levels... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/114455 |
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