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Heterogeneity in the Level of Technical Efficiency of Farms in the European Union Regions and its Relationship to Indebtedness Cover

Heterogeneity in the Level of Technical Efficiency of Farms in the European Union Regions and its Relationship to Indebtedness

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|Mar 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30858/zer/199953 | Journal eISSN: 2392-3458 | Journal ISSN: 0044-1600
Language: English
Page range: 57 - 84
Submitted on: Jul 2, 2024
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Accepted on: Jan 9, 2025
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Published on: Mar 31, 2025
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