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This paper uses a nonparametric approach to measure technical change. The method is applied to individual farm data from Illinois for the years 1981 and 1984. The farms are divided into those that receive subsidized credit and those that do not. The results indicate similar rates of technical change for the two groups.
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Grabowski, R., Mehdian, S. A comparison of the rate of technical change between FmHA and non-FmHA farmers. J Prod Anal 1, 155–163 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00157794
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