Scale efficiency for multi-output cost minimizing producers: The case of the US electricity plants
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2017.12.017
Abstract: To know whether the optimal scale of production has been reached is valuable information for producers. To date, scale efficiency measurements have only been suggested for the entire production process. For multi-output producers, more detailed… read more here.
Keywords: electricity; output; scale efficiency; multi output ... See more keywords
Scale efficiency of maize farmers in four agro ecological zones of Ghana: A parametric approach
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jssas.2017.08.003
Abstract: Abstract The study analyzed scale efficiency parametrically for Ghana’s smallholder maize farms. The data used was obtained through a cross-sectional survey of 576 maize farmers in the Guinea Savannah, Transition, Forest and Coastal Savannah zones… read more here.
Keywords: maize farmers; scale efficiency; ecological zones; zones ghana ... See more keywords
Scale efficiency of China's regional R & D value chain: A double frontier network DEA approach
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DOI: 10.3934/jimo.2020025
Abstract: Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is one of the vastly available literature on efficiency analysis. In general, the efficiency of decision making units (DMUs) can be measured from two perspectives, optimistic and pessimistic. Two different perspectives… read more here.
Keywords: china regional; scale efficiency; double frontier; dea ... See more keywords