A Comparison of Parametric and Nonparametric Estimation Methods for Cost Frontiers and Economic Measures
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.169877
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- Bryon J. Parman & Allen M. Featherstone, 2019. "A comparison of parametric and nonparametric estimation methods for cost frontiers and economic measures," Journal of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(1), pages 60-85, January.
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Agribusiness; Farm Management; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ECM-2014-12-03 (Econometrics)
- NEP-EFF-2014-12-03 (Efficiency and Productivity)
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