scholarly journals A Relative Efficiency Analysis of Farmland Preservation Programs

2001 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Lynch ◽  
Wesley N. Musser
Keyword(s):  
Relative Efficiency ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Farmland Preservation ◽  
Farmland Preservation Programs

scholarly journals PENGUKURAN EFISIENSI AGROINDUSTRI PANGAN LOKAL ENBAL DENGAN PENDEKATAN DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Natelda R Timisela ◽  
Ester D Leatemia ◽  
Febby J Polnaya ◽  
Rachel Breemer
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Relative Efficiency ◽  
Production Cost ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Sago Starch ◽  
Good Efficiency ◽  
Business Efficiency ◽  
Production Increase

The current research aimed to analyze the relative efficiency level of enbal (sago starch) agro-industries. The relative efficiency analysis on 32 DMUs of enbal agro-industries showed that 40,63% of the industries were efficient and 59.38% were inefficient. Every efficient DMU became the reference for the inefficient DMUs based on the suggested quality. Each DMU of the enbal agro-industries has not reached a good efficiency level, which was indicated by the average relative efficiency scale of 0.886. This was a relatively low value, and improvements on the use of production input were needed. The analysis result on the DMUs of the enbal agro-industries which were on constant return to scale position were 40,62%. This showed that enbal agro-industries actors have applied production input efficiently, for the production increase was equal to the use of input. In other words, the use of input was more proportional. The DMUs of enbal agro-industries which were on decreasing return to scale position were 15,63%. This showed that the use of production input had been unsuitable so that the output decreases and the production cost increased. Meanwhile, the DMUs that were on increasing return to scale position were 43,75%. This showed that the industry actors who used certain production input would create efficient DMUs. On the other hand, the input excess would possibly decrease the output. As a result, the industry actors should be concerned about the use of production input in order to establish business efficiency.

The Impact of Parcel Characteristics on the Cost of Development Rights to Farmland

1993 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Wichelns ◽  
Jeffrey D. Kline
Keyword(s):  
Social Benefits ◽  
Farmland Preservation ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Marginal Costs ◽  
Development Rights ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Farmland Preservation Programs ◽  
Panoramic Views

This paper examines the economic impact of selected farmland characteristics on the appraised value of development rights. Price elasticities are estimated for the size and location of farmland parcels, the amount of road frontage, the existence of panoramic views, and the distance to urban centers. Estimated elasticities suggest that parcel characteristics have a substantial impact on the cost of preserving farmland. For example, the per-acre cost of development rights is estimated to be 53 percent higher on farmland parcels that have a panoramic view of water than on parcels that have no water view. Similarly, the per-acre cost of development rights on a typical 25-acre farm is estimated to be 90 percent higher than on a typical 150-acre farm. Results suggest that the net social benefits obtained through farmland preservation programs may be enhanced by considering the impact of farmland characteristics on the marginal costs of purchasing development rights, when selecting among a set of candidate farms.

scholarly journals The Efficiency Analysis of National R&D Planning for the Field of Precision Medicine in Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
BangRae Lee ◽  
EunSoo Sohn ◽  
DongKyu Won ◽  
WoonDong Yeo ◽  
KwangHoon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Precision Medicine ◽  
Relative Efficiency ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Government Investment ◽  
Technology Sector ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
Input Variables

Precision medicine has received a lot of attention in recent years and we have not yet found any research cases that apply Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to investment decision making in this area. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relative efficiency of candidate technology sectors in order to determine priorities for government investment in precision medicine. The results of the efficiency analysis can be used as an important reference for government policy makers to determine the amount of government investment in the next year for each candidate technology sector. The candidate technology for government investment in precision medicine was decided for 23 sectors based on the data analysis and the opinions of expert committees. This study applies the input-oriented DEA in regard to 23 technology sectors, which is widely used to analyze relative efficiency in terms of inputs versus outputs and to enhance efficiency through the propositional reduction of inputs. The input variables include the government’s research and development (R&D) investment and forward and backward industry linkage effects. The output variables are the employment creation effect, value-added effect, number of Korean patents, and number of Korean papers. Our analysis results show that the 23 technology sectors in precision medicine overall have a high efficiency, with the exception of the biobank technology sector. Therefore, since the Biobank technology sector has strong infrastructure characteristics, it seems to require continuous investment. The efficiency of DEA is high in most precision medicine sectors; therefore, overall, investing in these technologies is expected to yield good benefits.

scholarly journals Profitability and Efficiency of Forest Contractors in Slovakia—Comparison of Mountain and Lowland Regions

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 370
Author(s):  
Miroslav Kovalčík
Keyword(s):  
Relative Efficiency ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Technological Equipment ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Mountain Regions ◽  
Analysis Scale ◽  
Financial Analyses

The paper deals with analysis of the forest business sector in Slovakia and the evaluation of profitability and efficiency of forest contractors, with special focus on mountain and lowland regions. Evaluation of profitability was done by using selected indicators of financial analyses for a period of five years. Data envelopment analyses (DEA) was used as non-parametric approach for the assessment of efficiency. The sample size was 153 forest contractors. Data for 2012–2016 were processed. Results of the evaluation show that the profitability of Slovak forest contractors in the mountain regions is higher than the profitability of forest contractors in lowland regions. The results of the efficiency analysis were different due to the nature of the method; where relative efficiency was evaluated, the efficiency of single contractors was compared with the most efficient contractors from the lowland regions. Most of the evaluated units were, according to results of the efficiency analysis scale, ineffective, which implies that it may be beneficial for most contractors to reduce their turnover and thereby increase their relative efficiency. The results of the financial analysis also suggests that contractors have obsolete technical and technological equipment.

scholarly journals New Farmland Preservation Programs in New York

1975 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 390-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Bryant ◽  
Howard E. Conklin
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Farmland Preservation ◽  
Farmland Preservation Programs
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