Technical efficiency for a sample of Chilean wine grape producers: A stochastic production frontier analysis

dc.creatorMoreira, V.H.
dc.creatorTroncoso, J.L.
dc.creatorBravo-Ureta, B.E.
dc.date2012-08-28T23:02:54Z
dc.date2012-08-28T23:02:54Z
dc.date2011-09
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-07T14:58:06Z
dc.date.available2017-03-07T14:58:06Z
dc.identifierCIENCIA E INVESTIGACION AGRARIA Volume: 38 Issue: 3 Pages: 321-329
dc.identifier0304-5609
dc.identifierhttp://dspace.utalca.cl/handle/1950/8778
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/375679
dc.descriptionTroncoso, JL (Troncoso, Javier L.) Univ Talca, Dept Agr Econ, Talca, Chile. ; Bravo-Ureta, BE (Bravo-Ureta, Boris E.) Univ Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 USA
dc.descriptionTechnical 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.
dc.languagees
dc.publisherPONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA CHILE, FAC AGRONOMIA INGENIERIA FORESTAL
dc.subjectChile
dc.subjectstochastic production frontiers
dc.subjecttechnical efficiency
dc.subjectwine grapes
dc.titleTechnical efficiency for a sample of Chilean wine grape producers: A stochastic production frontier analysis
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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