Technical efficiency for Colombian small crop and livestock farmers : a stochastic metafrontier approach for different production systems

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
914
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Clasificación JEL: 
C14, Q12, D24
Palabras clave: 
Stochastic Frontier Analysis, technical efficiency, metafrontier production function, Colombia
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