Measuring the input-orientated technical efficiency of Estonian grain farms in 2005–2007

Autor:	Rando Värnik, Helis Luik, Juta Seilenthal
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Scale efficiency business.industry Subsidy Estonian Agricultural economics language.human_language Accession Economies of scale Agriculture Data envelopment analysis language media_common.cataloged_instance Business European union media_common
Zdroj:	Food Economics - Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section C. 6:204-210
ISSN:	1651-288X 1650-7541
Popis:	The aim of this article is to illustrate how data envelopment analysis can be a useful tool in measuring the input-orientated technical efficiency of Estonian grain farms. To explore the potential for gains in efficiency, we have calculated the technical and scale efficiency of the grain farms in Estonia. The data used in the model were collected in 2005–2007 from 348 grain farms. The Farm Accounting Data Network data were used to analyse the grain sector. Estonia joined the European Union in 2004; therefore, the period from 2005 to 2007 includes the period following EU accession. Joining the European Union has changed the situation of farmers, with the main change being an increase in agricultural subsidies.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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