We analyse persistent and transient technical efficiency of crop farms in Austria from 2003 to
2017 by estimating the four-component stochastic frontier model using a multi-step …

Abstract Choosing the Most Preferred Solution (MPS), namely a real or artificial Decision
Making Unit (DMU) reflecting the decision maker's preferences over the desirable structure …

The smallholder tea sub-sector in Kenya has enjoyed relative growth in acreage, output, and
number of growers since its inception in the early 1960s, but productivity has remained low …

Extant literature demonstrates that the technical efficiency (TE) of coffee farmers is on a
downward trajectory but there are scarce resources to link how agricultural credit is directly …

While many studies have compared the technical efficiency of part-time and full-time farms,
we add to the existing literature by extending this analysis to scale efficiency. Based on a …

The aim of this paper is to examine the economic performance of Greek PDO saffron farms
by estimating their technical efficiency with the application of DEA methodology. The survey …

Human rights violations and discrimination based on gender identity continue to be
common, posing a major challenge for Pakistan.(Saleem: 2013) Transgender people in …

The computation of productive efficiency provides key insights for firm managers and
policymakers towards improvements in the competitiveness of businesses and industries …

Agricultural sector is crucial for Ethiopia's overall economic growth and has notable spillover
effects. Hence, it is essential to conduct recurrent analysis of production performance …

Even though Africa is home to many emerging markets, the attention on African growth might
be neglected by economists and scholars due to data unavailability and this segment's …