Agricultural Economics and Development

Agricultural Economics and Development

Determining the technical efficiency of fig growers in Fars Province: Application of Stochastic Frontier Transcendental Production Functions

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Behrouz Hassanpour
Javad Turkiani
10.30490/aead.2000.132382

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Agricultural Economics and Development
Volume 8, Issue 2 - Serial Number 30
Summer 2000
Pages 171-198