Fatores Associados à Eficiência Técnica e de Escala das Cooperativas Agropecuárias Paranaenses

Uemerson Rodrigues de Souza, Marcelo Braga and Marco Aurélio Marques Ferreira

Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural (RESR), 2011, vol. 49, issue 3

Abstract: The present paper analyzes the scale and the technical efficiency of the agricultural cooperatives in the Paraná state, and identifies the factors that are related with their efficiency. The methodology is based on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and discriminant analysis. Results demonstrate that large agricultural cooperatives are more efficient than the small ones. The main factors that influence the efficiency are own capital (equity) and smaller payment periods. In synthesis, to reach larger levels of competitiveness, the agricultural cooperatives need to develop better defined capitalization practices.

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.341626

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