A cross-country comparison of pig production systems performance: Evidence from EU countries Una comparación entre países del rendimiento de los sistemas de producción porcina: Evidencia de los países de la UE

This study estimates and analyze the technical efficiency of pork farms from five EU countries. The Generalized True Random-effects (GTRE) model was used to differentiate between persistent and transitory technical efficiency. The results show that elasticities are robust to various specifications....

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Autores: Troncoso, Ricardo, Cabas, Juan, Guesmi, Bouali, Gil Roig, José María|||0000-0003-3313-9052
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/406183
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/406183
https://dx.doi.org/10.7201/earn.2023.02.01
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Swine--Economic aspects--Europe
Stochastic frontier analysis
Transient and persistent technical efficiency
Determinants of efficiency
Pork farms
Porcs--Cria i desenvolupament (Europa)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria agroalimentària::Ramaderia::Bestiar porcí
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Sumario:This study estimates and analyze the technical efficiency of pork farms from five EU countries. The Generalized True Random-effects (GTRE) model was used to differentiate between persistent and transitory technical efficiency. The results show that elasticities are robust to various specifications. Spanish farms show the highest average efficiency score. In Denmark, Germany, France, and Poland, the most significant opportunities for growth are found in transitional efficiency. The degree of productive specialization in the five countries has a positive impact in the efficiency. In Denmark, Germany, and France, persistent efficiency has a positive association with the fraction of paid labor.