Efficiency measures for a non-homogeneous group of family farmers

DEA models assume the homogeneity of the units under evaluation (DMUs). However,in some cases, the DMUs use different production technologies. In such cases, they should be evaluated separately. In this paper we evaluate the efficiency of family farmers from the Brazilian Eastern Amazon, who use dif...

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Main Authors: Eliane Gonçalves Gomes, João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello, Antônio Carlos Reis de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Operacional 2012-12-01
Series:Pesquisa Operacional
Subjects:
DEA
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-74382012000300005