A Nonparametric Efficiency Analysis of California Cotton Ginning Cooperatives

In the spirit of Leamer's commitment to sensitivity analysis, we employ Farrell's nonparametric efficiency methodology and compare our results with those of Sexton, Wilson, and Wann. Testing the implicit assumption of technical efficiency in the methodology employed by Sexton, Wilson, and...

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Main Authors: Michael R. Caputo, Lori Lynch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 1993-12-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30966