How Might Shadow Price Restrictions Reduce Technical Efficiency? Evidence from a Restricted DEA Analysis of Coffee Farms in Vietnam

We use data from smallholder coffee farms in Vietnam to measure the technical efficiency of coffee producers, and the degree to which potential restrictions on the shadow prices of chemical inputs might reduce overall efficiency among these farmers. Using input-oriented data envelopment analysis (DE...

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Main Authors: Garcia, Andres F., Shively, Gerald E.
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5762