Abstract

MORELOS GOMEZ, José. Analysis of the variation in the efficiency in the production of biofuels in Latin America. estud.gerenc. [online]. 2016, vol.32, n.139, pp.120-126. ISSN 0123-5923.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.estger.2016.01.001.

This research article has as objective to carry out the measurement of changes in efficiency of the countries biofuel producers in Latin America. The methodology was used non-parametric data envelopment analysis (DEA), allowing to compute the efficient frontier of the countries Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Bolivia and Uruguay. The analyzed information was obtained from FAOSTAT database of 2010. The results showed the leadership of Peru and Brazil with efficiencies equal to 1 in the production of biodiesel and bioethanol. Of the 9 countries analyzed, 7 had low levels of efficiency in the production of biofuels and only one (Paraguay), showed average efficiency in the manufacture of bioethanol.

Keywords : Efficiency; Biofuels; Data envelopment analysis; Productivity.

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