Why considering technological heterogeneity is important for evaluating farm performance?
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Abstract A split-panel latent class stochastic frontier model is applied to account for technological heterogeneity among Swiss dairy farms and assess the potential performance improvements through technology choice change over 11 years. Three classes with substantially different productivity levels are identified considering unobserved observed farm characteristics. Technologies seem on average well adapted local natural production conditions low efficiency increases. Few changed time either an intensification or extensification strategy was observed. Policymakers must be aware of interlinkages between choices economic situation farms.
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عنوان ژورنال: European Review of Agricultural Economics
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0165-1587', '1464-3618']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/erae/jbab003