Technical Efficiency Estimates of Scottish Agriculture: A Note
研究了1989-2004年苏格兰四个主要农业部门（谷物、奶牛、绵羊、肉牛）的技术效率，并与英格兰和威尔士的农场进行比较，发现效率、规模报酬及其原因存在显著差异。
Abstract Within the UK there has been a lack of studies of technical efficiency at the Scottish level. This note compares the results obtained using Scottish data with a recent study by Hadley [ Journal of Agricultural Economics (2006) Vol. 57, pp. 81–100] for English and Welsh farms. Four major sectors are investigated, namely: (i) cereals, (ii) dairy, (iii) sheep and (iv) beef over the period 1989 to 2004. Some distinct differences in efficiencies, returns to scale and causes of efficiency are found.