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Title: Technical efficiency for a sample of Chilean wine grape producers: A stochastic production frontier analysis
Authors: Moreira, V.H.
Troncoso, J.L.
Bravo-Ureta, B.E.
Keywords: Chile
stochastic production frontiers
technical efficiency
wine grapes
Issue Date: Sep-2011
Publisher: PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA CHILE, FAC AGRONOMIA INGENIERIA FORESTAL
Citation: CIENCIA E INVESTIGACION AGRARIA Volume: 38 Issue: 3 Pages: 321-329
Abstract: Technical efficiency for a sample of Chilean wine grape producers: A stochastic production frontier analysis. Cien. Inv. Agr. 38(3):321-329. Chile has become an increasingly important player in international wine markets. Concurrent with the expansion of Chilean wine output and exports, there has been an increase in production in several other "New World" countries including Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The overall growth in wine supplies has increased competition to capture market share, which highlights the importance of productivity gains among wine and grape producers. The purpose of this paper is to estimate and analyze the technical efficiency (TE) component of productivity for a sample of wine grape producers in Chile. The data includes 38 farms with specific input-output information for individual blocks yielding a total of 263 observations. We use a Cobb-Douglas model to estimate a stochastic production frontier (SPF) and to obtain TE scores both at the individual block and at the farm level. The results suggest that the average farm level TE is 77.2%, while the block level TE ranges from 23.4 to 95.0%. The value of the function coefficient is 1.021, which suggests nearly constant returns to size.
Description: Troncoso, JL (Troncoso, Javier L.) Univ Talca, Dept Agr Econ, Talca, Chile. ; Bravo-Ureta, BE (Bravo-Ureta, Boris E.) Univ Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
URI: http://dspace.utalca.cl/handle/1950/8778
ISSN: 0304-5609
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