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Regional differences in technical efficiency and technological gap of Norwegian dairy farms: a stochastic meta-frontier model

Habtamu AlemDivision of Food Production and Society, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Ås, Norway;Norwegian University of Life Science, Ås, Norway
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Gudbrand LienDivision of Food Production and Society, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Ås, Norway;Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Lillehammer, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Brian HardakerUniversity of New England, Armidale, N.S.W., Australia
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Atle GuttormsenNorwegian University of Life Science, Ås, Norway
Pages 409-421 | Published online: 30 Jul 2018

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