On Nonparametric Estimation: With a Focus on Agriculture

Rolf Färe; Shawna Grosskopf; Carl Pasurka; Carlos Martins-Filho

doi:10.1146/annurev-resource-110811-114534

Annual Review of Resource Economics

Volume 5, 2013

Review Article

On Nonparametric Estimation: With a Focus on Agriculture

Rolf Färe^1,2, Shawna Grosskopf¹, Carl Pasurka³, and Carlos Martins-Filho^4,5
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Affiliations: ¹Department of Economics and ²Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331; email: [email protected], [email protected] ³Office of Policy, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC 20460; email: [email protected] ⁴Department of Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0256; email: [email protected] ⁵Markets, Trade and Institutions Division, IFPRI, Washington, DC 20006
Vol. 5:93-110 (Volume publication date June 2013) https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-110811-114534
First published as a Review in Advance on June 13, 2013
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Abstract

We review nonparametric estimation of efficiency and productivity, by which we mainly mean activity analysis, or data envelopment analysis (DEA). The review covers topics that we hope will be of special interest to those doing research in the realm of agriculture. We also include a brief appendix addressing nonparametric estimation from an econometric perspective.

Keyword(s): data envelopment analysis, DEA, efficiency, linear programming, productivity

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