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Measurement and Analysis of Performance of Industrial Crop Production: The Case of Iran’s Cotton and Sugar Beet Production

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Authors:
  1. Masoomeh Rashidghalam

    1. Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

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  • Show how to compare the parametric and non-parametric models in technical efficiency measurement
  • Assists the policy maker in selecting the most efficient decision maker units
  • Show how to use panel data in non-parametric technical efficiency modelling
  • Identifies the possible factors contributing to inefficiency and potential to improve performance of units

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Masoomeh Rashidghalam
    Pages 1-7

  3. Industrial Crop Production

    • Masoomeh Rashidghalam
    Pages 9-22

  4. Performance Measurement and a Review of Literature

    • Masoomeh Rashidghalam
    Pages 23-39

  5. Parametric and Non-parametric Models for Efficiency Measurement

    • Masoomeh Rashidghalam
    Pages 41-57

  6. Models Applied to Iran’s Cotton and Sugar Beet Production

    • Masoomeh Rashidghalam
    Pages 59-114

  7. Analysis of Results and Policy Recommendations

    • Masoomeh Rashidghalam
    Pages 115-116

  8. Summary and Conclusion

    • Masoomeh Rashidghalam
    Pages 117-120

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 121-127
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This book employs different parametric and non-parametric panel data models which have been used in history of developed panel data efficiency measurement literature. It assesses the differences of models based on characteristics and efficiency scores measurement using a systematic sensitivity analysis of the results. On the whole twelve parametric and four nonparametric models were studied. Parametric models are classified in four groups in terms of the assumptions made on the temporal behavior of inefficiency. A common issue among all the parametric models is that inefficiency is individual producer-specific. This is consistent with the notion of measuring the efficiency of decision-making units. Non-parametric models are divided into partial and full frontier models.  A main contribution of this volume is that it helps to understand differences between parametric and non-parametric models. On empirical part of the volume, technical efficiency of two agricultural strategic crops(cotton and sugar beet) in different provinces of the Iran are analyzed. Using different models, the most efficient and inefficient provinces in cotton and sugar beet production of Iran are recognized.

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  • Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

    Masoomeh Rashidghalam

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