DEA, incepted in 80s, has emerged as a popular decision-making technique, for
determining the efficiency of similar units. Due to its simplicity and applicability, DEA has …

A meta-regression analysis including 167 farm level technical efficiency (TE) studies of
develo** and developed countries was undertaken. The econometric results suggest that …

In this paper, data envelopment analysis (DEA) is used to assess the technical efficiency of a
sample of irrigated dairy farms in Northern Victoria, Australia. It is proposed that DEA is a …

A non-parametric data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique was applied to investigate the
degree of technical and scale efficiency of commercial pig farming in Greece. Mean pure …

This paper attempts to identify sources of resource use inefficiency for cotton production in
Pakistan's Punjab. The use of a non‐parametric method, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) …

This paper introduces a stochastic frontier production model which accommodates firm-
specific temporal variation in technical inefficiency. Unlike Cornwell, Schmidt and Sickles …

A rápida evolução da modelagem DEA, tanto em seus aspectos teóricos quanto em sua
aplicação a casos de estudo reais, pode ser comprovada pela grande quantidade de …

Within the constraints of the EU Nitrates and Water Framework Directives, controlling and
managing nutrient transfers to water from excessive nutrient use on agricultural land is a …

The aim in this article is to measure the scale efficiency of the New Zealand dairy industry
and to examine the relationship between farm size and technical efficiency. Data …

Competitive pressures in the cow-calf sector increased in 1995 because of a decline of 27%
in calf prices. Technical, allocative, and scale efficiency measures were used to examine the …