Animals’ health control efficiency in Northwest Portugal: a two-stage DEA approach

Leonardo Costa; Alfons Oude Lansink; Elvira Silva

Animals’ health control efficiency in Northwest Portugal: a two-stage DEA approach

Leonardo Costa, Alfons Oude Lansink, Elvira Silva

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A two-stage approach is employed to analyze the efficiency of cooperatives responsible for ruminants’ disease control (OPP) at the farm level in Northwest Portugal. In the first stage, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used to
estimate and decompose input-based overall inefficiency for each OPP. The input-based inefficiency measures are generated using the directional input distance function. In the second stage, the inefficiency estimates are regressed
on environmental and organizational factors in order to explain efficiency differentials. Despite substantial environmental differences, the empirical results indicate that most cooperatives can reduce costs by improving scale
efficiency and pure technical efficiency.

Original language	English
Number of pages	16
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	113th EAAE Seminar: A resilient European food industry and food chain in a challenging world - MAICH - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, Chania, Crete, Greece Duration: 3 Sept 2009 → 6 Sept 2009 https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/agseaa113/default2.htm

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Conference	113th EAAE Seminar
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Chania, Crete
Period	3/09/09 → 6/09/09
Internet address	https://econpapers.repec.org/paper/agseaa113/default2.htm

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Input directional distance function
Bootstrapping
Economic efficiency
Animal health services

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Animals' health control efficiency in Northwest Portugal: A two-stage DEA approach
Costa, L., Lansink, A. O. & Silva, E., 2010, In: Food Economics - Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section C.
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