@article{Bogetoft:24207,
      recid = {24207},
      author = {Bogetoft, Peter and Wang, Dexiang},
      title = {Estimating the Potential Gains from Mergers: The Danish  Agricultural Extension Services},
      address = {1999},
      number = {1322-2016-103562},
      series = {Unit of Economics Working Paper 1999/5},
      pages = {25},
      year = {1999},
      abstract = {We introduce simple non-parametric models to estimate the  potential gains from merging production units. Three  effects are distinguished. A merger may affect technical  efficiency. It also affects the size of the operation which  may or may not be advantageous depending on the return to  scale properties of the underlying technologies. Lastly, it  affects the mix of inputs available and the mix of outputs  demanded. A merged unit face more "balanced" or "harmonic"  input and output profiles which is typically advantageous.  We use the model to estimate the potential gains from  merging agricultural extension offices in Denmark.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/24207},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.24207},
}