Farm household efficiency in Bangladesh: a comparison of stochastic frontier and DEA methods

Md Wadud and Ben White

Applied Economics, 2000, vol. 32, issue 13, 1665-1673

Abstract: This study compares estimates of technical efficiency obtained from the stochastic frontier approach and the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach using farm-level survey data for rice farmers in Bangladesh. Technical inefficiency effects are modelled as a function of farm-specific socioeconomic factors, environmental factors and irrigation infrastructure. The results from both the approaches indicate that efficiency is significantly influenced by the factors measuring environmental degradation and irrigation infrastructure.

Date: 2000
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