Download This PaperAre Russian Farms Efficient?
Journal of International and Comparative Economics (JOICE), Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 45-66, 1996/1997
23 Pages Posted: 20 Apr 2011 Last revised: 11 Apr 2014
Date Written: April 14, 2011
Abstract
Using a large sample of farms in Volgograd province over a three year period (1988-1990), farm performance is examined using a stochastic production frontier method. Along with the widespread shortages of labor and machinery known to be endemic to the Soviet agriculture sector, the relative efficiency of farms is found to vary considerably within soil/climatic zones.
Keywords: technical efficiency, soviet agriculture, volgograd province
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Brock, Gregory, Are Russian Farms Efficient? (April 14, 2011). Journal of International and Comparative Economics (JOICE), Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 45-66, 1996/1997, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1809716
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