Analysis of European Union agriculture using Malmquist and intertemporal DEA

[EN] This paper compares two non-parametric programming techniques for the measurement of total factor productivity using panel data: Malmquist indices and an intertemporal-DEA model that allows the calculation of technology and efficiency levels bounds, assuming non-regressive technical change. Bot...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Aldaz, Natalia, Millán, Joaquín A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/110547
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/110547
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Productividad
DEA
Agricultura
Europa
Datos de panel
Productivity
Agriculture
Europe
Panel data
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Sumario:[EN] This paper compares two non-parametric programming techniques for the measurement of total factor productivity using panel data: Malmquist indices and an intertemporal-DEA model that allows the calculation of technology and efficiency levels bounds, assuming non-regressive technical change. Both methodologies are applied to the analysis of agricultural productivity in the European Union countries, and several important divergences between models are found. The results suggest lower productivity increases in agriculture than those found in recent literature, with different country ranking concerning productivity growth.