Productivity growth in the winery sector: evidence from Italy and Spain
International Journal of Wine Business Research
ISSN: 1751-1062
Article publication date: 14 March 2016
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to estimate total productivity change in the winery sector, decomposing it into efficiency change and technical change.
Design/methodology/approach
The methodology is based on the estimation of the Malmquist productivity index for a sample of Spanish and Italian wineries between 2005 and 2013.
Findings
The results show very low efficiency levels for the wineries under study. Further, Spanish and Italian wineries show a decrease in their average annual productivity for the period of time analysed.
Practical implications
The analysis of the efficiency and the productivity of the wineries is crucial to improve their competitiveness and guarantee their survival.
Originality/value
For the first time, a comparative analysis is carried out with data from two major wine-producing countries.
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Citation
Sellers-Rubio, R., Alampi Sottini, V. and Menghini, S. (2016), "Productivity growth in the winery sector: evidence from Italy and Spain", International Journal of Wine Business Research, Vol. 28 No. 1, pp. 59-75. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJWBR-05-2015-0019
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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