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Technical efficiency during economic reform in Nicaragua: evidence from farm household survey data

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  • Abdulai, Awudu
  • Eberlin, Richard

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Volume (Year): 25 (2001)
Issue (Month): 2 (June)
Pages: 113-125

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  1. Coelli, Tim J. & Battese, George E., 1994. "Identification of Factors which Influence the Technical Inefficiency of Indian Farmers," 1994 Conference (38th), February 8-10, 1994, Wellington, New Zealand 148110, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
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