@article{Balmann:98876,
      recid = {98876},
      author = {Balmann, Alfons and Czasch, Britta},
      title = {Zur Effizienz landwirtschaftlicher Unternehmen in  Brandenburg – Eine Data Envelopment Analysis},
      journal = {German Journal of Agricultural Economics},
      address = {2001},
      number = {670-2016-45555},
      pages = {6},
      year = {2001},
      abstract = {The transition of East German agriculture led to major  structural adjustments that showed some very particular  phenomena. For instance, most of the successors of the  former agricultural production cooperatives (LPGs) make  slight losses and they operate at a higher employment level  than new and re-established farms. In this paper we try to  explain these phenomena with the farms' history prior to  the transition period. Particular attention is given to  sunk costs, the identity of members and employees, and old  debts. A Data Envelopment Analysis of 210 financial  statements distributed over the financial years 1992/93 to  1995/96 gives evidence that these historical arguments had  a decisive impact on the farms' behaviour. However, this  impact decreases over time, particularly because of a  gradual replacement of assets.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/98876},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.98876},
}