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Measuring Stochastic Technology for the Multi‐product Firm: The Irrigated Farms of Sudan

1989; Wiley; Volume: 37; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1744-7976.1989.tb03368.x

1744-7976

Arne Hallam, Rashid Hassan, Brian D'Silva,

Agricultural risk and resilience

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomieVolume 37, Issue 3 p. 495-512 Measuring Stochastic Technology for the Multi-product Firm: The Irrigated Farms of Sudan Arne Hallam, Arne Hallam Associate professor, Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.Search for more papers by this authorRashid M. Hassan, Rashid M. Hassan Research assistant, Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.Search for more papers by this authorB. D'Silva, B. D'Silva Agricultural Economist, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.Search for more papers by this author Arne Hallam, Arne Hallam Associate professor, Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.Search for more papers by this authorRashid M. Hassan, Rashid M. Hassan Research assistant, Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.Search for more papers by this authorB. D'Silva, B. D'Silva Agricultural Economist, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC.Search for more papers by this author First published: November 1989 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7976.1989.tb03368.xCitations: 5AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat References Alston, Lee J. 1981. Tenure choice in southern agriculture, 1930–1960. Explorations in Economic History 18 (July): 211–3. Amemyia, T. 1974. The non-linear two stage least squares estimator. Journal of Econometrics 2: 105–10. Amemyia, T. 1977. 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