Table 4 Estimation of technical and scale efficiency by countries—2004–2012
From: Technical efficiency and total factor productivity changes in European dairy farm sectors
Country | TE (CRS) | TE (VRS) | SE | Return to scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Belgium | 0.996 | 1.000 | 0.996 | Decreasing |
Czech Republic | 0.969 | 1.000 | 0.969 | Decreasing |
Denmark | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | Constant |
Germany | 0.926 | 0.936 | 0.989 | Increasing |
Spain | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | Constant |
Estonia | 0.965 | 1.000 | 0.965 | Decreasing |
France | 0.903 | 0.907 | 0.996 | Decreasing |
Hungary | 0.968 | 0.984 | 0.984 | Increasing |
Ireland | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | Constant |
Italy | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | Constant |
Lithuania | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | Constant |
Luxembourg | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | Constant |
Latvia | 0.906 | 0.952 | 0.952 | Decreasing |
Malta | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | Constant |
Netherlands | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | Constant |
Austria | 0.930 | 0.973 | 0.956 | Increasing |
Poland | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | Constant |
Portugal | 0.995 | 1.000 | 0.995 | Increasing |
Finland | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | Constant |
Sweden | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | Constant |
Slovakia | 0.797 | 1.000 | 0.797 | Decreasing |
Slovenia | 0.895 | 0.980 | 0.912 | Increasing |
Mean | 0.966 | 0.988 | 0.978 | Â |