Assessing the total factor productivity of cotton production in Egypt.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0116085 and PMC identifier 4308109.
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Abstract
The main objective of this paper is to decompose the productivity growth of Egyptian cotton production. We employ the stochastic frontier approach and decompose the changes in total factor productivity (CTFP) growth into four components: technical progress (TP), changes in scale component (CSC), changes in allocative efficiency (CAE), and changes in technical efficiency (CTE). Considering a situation of scarce statistical information, we propose four alternative empirical models, with the purpose of looking for convergence in the results. The results provide evidence that in this production system total productivity does not increase, which is mainly due to the negative average contributions of CAE and TP. Policy implications are offered in light of the results.
Medical subject headings
- Agriculture
- Cotton Fiber
- Crop Production