Sellers Rubio, Ricardo, Alampi Sottini, Veronica, Menghini, Silvio
Productivity growth in the winery sector: evidence from Italy and Spain
International Journal of Wine Business Research. 2016, 28(1): 59-75. doi:10.1108/IJWBR-05-2015-0019
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/62256
DOI: 10.1108/IJWBR-05-2015-0019
ISSN: 1751-1062 (Print)
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.
Keywords:Italy, Conceptual/theoretical, Wines, Spain, Econometric model
Emerald
info:eu-repo/semantics/article