Explaining Differences in Milk Quota Values: The Role of Economic Efficiency

Antonio Alvarez, Carlos Arias () and Luis Orea

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2006, vol. 88, issue 1, 182-193

Abstract: This article explores the relationship between milk quota values and economic efficiency in order to analyze government interventions in quota allocations among producers. For this purpose, we estimate quota values using a panel of Spanish dairy farms. Quota values are then decomposed into economic efficiency, price, and scale effects in order to assess the relative influence of these factors. We find that efficiency is important in explaining quota values but is uncorrelated with observable farm characteristics. This casts doubts on the government's ability to allocate quotas to efficient farms. Copyright 2006, Oxford University Press.

Date: 2006
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