Causes of Efficiency Change in Transition: Theory and Cross-Country Survey Evidence from Agriculture

Liesbet Vranken () and Johan Swinnen

No 9442, 103rd Seminar, April 23-25, 2007, Barcelona, Spain from European Association of Agricultural Economists

Abstract: Studies on efficiency changes in transition agriculture yield mixed results. This paper develops both a theoretical model and an empirical analysis of how distribution of efficiency scores changes with the various stages of transition. We use a unique set of representative farm survey data to calculate farm level efficiency scores, compare the efficiency distributions of different transition countries and correlate these with various indicators of particular reforms. Our study indicates that, in particular, general institutional reforms and reforms focused on market institutions and on reducing market imperfections in input and output markets have an important positive impact on farm efficiency.

Keywords: Farm Management; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 31
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.9442

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