Technical efficiency and its determinants in China's grain production

Authors
Tian, WM Wan, GH
Citation
Wm. Tian et Gh. Wan, Technical efficiency and its determinants in China's grain production, J PROD ANAL, 13(2), 2000, pp. 159-174
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS
ISSN journal
0895562X → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
159 - 174
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-562X(200003)13:2<159:TEAIDI>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Using survey data from China, frontier production functions are estimated i ndividually for crops of rice, wheat and corn. Technical efficiencies and t heir determinants are analyzed. The results suggest that one cannot be opti mistic about the future of China's grain sector as the scope for output gro wth through input injection and efficiency gain is found to be quite limite d.