Decomposing productivity and efficiency of Western Australian grain producers

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dc.contributor.authorTozer PR
dc.contributor.authorVillano R
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-19T03:12:42Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-06T22:27:58Z
dc.date.available2016-01-19T03:12:42Z
dc.date.available2016-03-06T22:27:58Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractWe provide empirical evidence to decompose productivity growth of a group of producers into technical change and efficiency measures at the farm level. Using four years of farm-level data from forty-five grain producers in the low- to medium-rainfall zone of Western Australia, we decompose productivity numbers to analyze total factor productivity. The results show that producers are generally technical, mix, and scale efficient, but the results for input and output mix efficiencies vary. The outcomes for input mix efficiency suggest that producers face some rigidity in their production decisions. In contrast, output mix efficiency suggests that most producers adjust their output mixes to account for different seasonal conditions and enterprise mixes.
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2013, 38 (3), pp. 312 - 326
dc.identifier.elements-id257648
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn1068-5502
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWestern Agricultural Economics Association
dc.subjectCrop production
dc.subjectEfficiency
dc.subjectProductivity
dc.titleDecomposing productivity and efficiency of Western Australian grain producers
dc.typeJournal article
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