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Efficiency and Technical Progress in Traditional and Modern Agriculture: Evidence from Rice Production in China

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Xu, Xiaosong
Jeffrey, Scott R.
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Productive efficiency for Chinese hybrid and conventional rice production is estimated using a dual stochastic frontier efficiency decomposition model. Results reveal significant differences in technical and allocative efficiency between conventional and hybrid rice production, and indicate significant regional efficiency differences in hybrid rice production, but not in conventional rice production.

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Paper provided by University of Alberta, Department of Rural Economy in its series Staff Paper Series with number 24086.

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Date of creation: 1995
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Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Productivity Analysis;

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