An economic evaluation of the impact of an extension program, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Introduction; The problem; Objectives of the study; Procedures; Organization; Conceptual and statistical models; The concept of relative economic efficiency; The influence of and extension service on economic efficiency; Alternative measures of relative economic efficiency; A estatistical model and estimation procedures; The data; Background and descriptive data; President Bernards; Senador Firmino; An analysis of the sample characteristics; Farm size and land use; Sources of gross income; Farm imputs; Composition of labor force; Prices at the farm level; Demographic characteristics; Number of years with ACAR assistance; Statistical results and computation of efficiency indices; Estimates of the production function; The indices of efficiency; Evaluation and suggestions for future research; Limitations of the study; Some sugestions for ACAR; Suggestions for futures research.
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| Format: | Teses biblioteca |
| Language: | English eng |
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2000-05-23
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| Subjects: | Avaliação, Modelo estatístico, Evaluation., Economia, Estatística., economics, statistical models., |
| Online Access: | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/101613 |
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