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To provide an updated survey of econometric modelling for frontier production functions and synthesize empirical applications evaluating technical efficiency in agriculture.

October 1, 1992Agricultural Economics

Frontier production functions and technical efficiency: a survey of empirical applications in agricultural economics

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GBGeorge E. BatteseUniversity of New England

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Literature review surveys econometric modelling of frontier production functions in agricultural economics, highlighting evolving methods for measuring farm-level technical efficiency.

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To provide an updated survey of econometric modelling for frontier production functions and synthesize empirical applications evaluating technical efficiency in agriculture.
Reviewed econometric literature and model formulations for frontier production functions developed over two decades.
Surveyed published empirical applications assessing firm-level technical efficiency within the agricultural economics sector.
Presents an updated taxonomy of econometric techniques used to estimate firm-specific technical efficiency frontiers.
Synthesizes empirical findings across agricultural studies, identifying widespread methodological adoption for farm-level performance benchmarking.

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George E. Battese (1992) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc0a537dffaba91f3749bb https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5150(92)90049-5

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Literature review surveys econometric modelling of frontier production functions in agricultural economics, highlighting evolving methods for measuring farm-level technical efficiency.

Frontier production functions and technical efficiency: a survey of empirical applications in agricultural economics

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Frontier production functions and technical efficiency: a survey of empirical applications in agricultural economics

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