MEASUREMENT OF TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY IN THE NORTH‐WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE OF PAKISTAN
利用1988-89年397个农场数据，测量了巴基斯坦西北边境省农业技术效率，发现教育、信贷、年龄和土地碎片化是影响效率的关键因素。
The objective of this study is to measure technical efficiency, using a translog frontier production function on cross‐sectional data from 397 farms in the North‐West Frontier Province of Pakistan in 1988–89. The estimated farm level technical efficiency is found to be dependent upon levels of credit and education, farmers' ages and the extent of land fragmentation. Lack of education, restricted credit and fragmented holdings are found to be causes of inefficiency; hence policies which consolidate holdings, provide credit or educate farmers will tend to improve efficiency in agriculture.