Table 3 Results of the robust Cobb-Douglas stochastic cost frontier estimation
From: Farm level allocative efficiency of rice production in Gulu and Amuru districts, Northern Uganda
Log cost of producing rice | Coefficient (standard error) |
|---|---|
Log rice output (kg) | 0.291*** (0.048) |
Log land rent per acre per year (UShs) | 0.224 (0.137) |
Log price planting material (UShs) | 0.080 (0.090) |
Log labour cost per hour (UShs) | 0.503*** (0.064) |
District (Gulu) | − 0.111 (0.084) |
Hired labour use dummy | − 0.176** (0.080) |
Constant | 4.699*** (1.731) |
N | 200 |
Wald chi2(6) | 148.020 |
Prop > chi2 | 0.000 |
Log likelihood | − 170.099 |