CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON OF EFFICIENCY OF FIRMS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY

Yvonne J. Acheampong and Michael E. Wetzstein

No 16669, Faculty Series from University of Georgia, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Abstract: Stochastic frontier analysis is used to determine the relative efficiency of firms in the food industry in industrialized countries. Using panel data analysis, the firm-specific factors, firm size, the corporate tax rate and number of years of operation and country-specific effects as potential sources of efficiency are investigated. Relevant implications are discussed.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Industrial Organization; Productivity Analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.16669

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