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Author:   Armando Mendes ,  Emiliana L. D. G. Soares da Silva ,  Jorge M Azevedo Santos
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2013 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   3.343kg
ISBN:  

9789401782197

ISBN 10:   9401782199
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   29 January 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents:.- Part I Efficiency Measures and Methods.- 1 Efficiency Measures in the Agricultural Sector: The Beginning.- 2 Review of Frontier Models and Efficiency Analysis: A Parametric Approach.- 3 Introduction to Data Envelopment Analysis.- 4 Superefficiency and Multiplier Adjustment in Data Envelopment Analysis.- Part II Farm Efficiency.- 5 An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in Azores Dairy Farms.- 6 Animal Grazing System Efficiency.- 7 Technical Efficiency of the Spanish Dairy Processing Industry: Do Size and Exporting Matter?.- 8 Inefficiency in Animal Production – A Parametric Approach.- 9 Azorean Agriculture Efficiency by PAR.- 10 Sustainable Tourism and Agriculture Multifunctionality by PAR: A Variable Selection Approach.- 11 The Importance of Subsidies in Azorean Dairy Farms Efficiency.- 12 Multi-Ouput Technical Efficiency in the Olive Oil Industry and its Relation to the Form of Business Organisation.- 13 Efficiency Assessment: Final Remarks.- Index.

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The papers published in this text are organized in chapters. There are 13 research/applications and expository papers in this edited volume. It is anticipated that this collection will be useful for researchers working in the agriculture efficiency analysis and related fields. ... this text proves to be an appropriate and timely contribution to a wider host community working in an agriculture sector. (Technometrics, Vol. 56 (3), August, 2014)

The papers published in this text are organized in chapters. There are 13 research/applications and expository papers in this edited volume. It is anticipated that this collection will be useful for researchers working in the agriculture efficiency analysis and related fields. ... this text proves to be an appropriate and timely contribution to a wider host community working in an agriculture sector. (Technometrics, Vol. 56 (3), August, 2014)

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