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TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiple-output production with undesirable outputs: an application to nitrogen surplus in agriculture.
AU - Fernández, Carmen
AU - Koop, G.
AU - Steel, M.
PY - 2002/6
Y1 - 2002/6
N2 - Many production processes yield both good outputs and undesirable ones (e.g., pollutants). In this article we develop a generalization of a stochastic frontier model that is appropriate for such technologies. We discuss efficiency analysis and, in particular, define technical and environmental efficiency in the context of our model. We develop methods for carrying out Bayesian inference and apply them to a panel data set of Dutch dairy farms, where excess nitrogen production constitutes an important environmental problem.
AB - Many production processes yield both good outputs and undesirable ones (e.g., pollutants). In this article we develop a generalization of a stochastic frontier model that is appropriate for such technologies. We discuss efficiency analysis and, in particular, define technical and environmental efficiency in the context of our model. We develop methods for carrying out Bayesian inference and apply them to a panel data set of Dutch dairy farms, where excess nitrogen production constitutes an important environmental problem.
KW - DAIRY FARM
KW - EFFICIENCY
KW - ENVIRONMENT
KW - LONGITUDINAL DATA
KW - STOCHASTIC FRONTIER
M3 - Journal article
VL - 97
SP - 432
EP - 442
JO - Journal of the American Statistical Association
JF - Journal of the American Statistical Association
SN - 1537-274X
IS - 458
ER -