Journal: Journal of Productivity Analysis

Found 189 papers in total
Hicks-Moorsteen versus Malmquist: a connection by means of a radial productivity index
Hicks-Moorsteen versus Malmquist: a connection by means of a radial productivity index
2014,
A primal index of productivity change is introduced which decomposes exactly into...
Technological spillovers and productivity in Italian manufacturing firms
Technological spillovers and productivity in Italian manufacturing firms
2014,
We study whether a firm’s total factor productivity dynamics is positively...
Human capital contributions to explain productivity differences
Human capital contributions to explain productivity differences
2014,
This paper develops a parametric decomposition framework of labor productivity growth...
Separating environmental efficiency into production and abatement efficiency: a nonparametric model with application to US power plants
Separating environmental efficiency into production and abatement efficiency: a nonparametric model with application to US power plants
2014,
In this paper we present a new approach to evaluate the environmental efficiency of...
Does recession drive convergence in firms’ productivity? Evidence from Spanish manufacturing firms
Does recession drive convergence in firms’ productivity? Evidence from Spanish manufacturing firms
2014,
This paper provides evidence on the effect of recessions and expansions on the...
Maximum likelihood estimation of seemingly unrelated stochastic frontier regressions
Maximum likelihood estimation of seemingly unrelated stochastic frontier regressions
2013,
In this paper, we propose the copula‐based maximum likelihood (ML) approach to...
Determinants and strategies for the development of container terminals
Determinants and strategies for the development of container terminals
2013,
The paper examines an important player in the container industry: the container...
Ageing and employability. Evidence from Belgian firm‐level data
Ageing and employability. Evidence from Belgian firm‐level data
2013,
The Belgian population is ageing due to demographic changes, so does the workforce of...
Multilateral productivity comparisons and homotheticity
Multilateral productivity comparisons and homotheticity
2013,
In this paper it is shown that a well known procedure (GEKS) of transitivizing a...
Labor productivity and vocational training: evidence from Europe
Labor productivity and vocational training: evidence from Europe
2013,
In this paper we show that vocational training is an important determinant of...
Globalisation and technological convergence in the EU
Globalisation and technological convergence in the EU
2013,
We employ a two‐step approach in investigating the dynamic transmission...
Dynamics of productivity in higher education: cross‐european evidence based on bootstrapped Malmquist indices
Dynamics of productivity in higher education: cross‐european evidence based on bootstrapped Malmquist indices
2013,
This study examines patterns of productivity change in a large set of 266 public...
Performance assessments of Taiwan’s financial holding companies
Performance assessments of Taiwan’s financial holding companies
2013,
This paper uses Risk‐Adjusted Return on Capital (RAROC) to assess the...
Testing the Porter hypothesis: the effects of environmental investments on efficiency in Swedish industry
Testing the Porter hypothesis: the effects of environmental investments on efficiency in Swedish industry
2013,
The main objective of this paper is to test the Porter hypothesis by assessing static...
Decomposing multifactor productivity in Italy from 1998 to 2004: evidence from large firms and SMEs using DEA
Decomposing multifactor productivity in Italy from 1998 to 2004: evidence from large firms and SMEs using DEA
2013,
This paper presents a firm‐level analysis of multifactor productivity ( MFP )...
Productivity, returns to scale and product differentiation in the retail trade industry: an empirical analysis using Japanese firm‐level data
Productivity, returns to scale and product differentiation in the retail trade industry: an empirical analysis using Japanese firm‐level data
2012,
This paper examines productivity and returns to scale under the assumption of...
Ownership structure, corporate governance and productive efficiency in China
Ownership structure, corporate governance and productive efficiency in China
2012,
This paper investigates whether and to what extent ownership structure and corporate...
Estimation of stochastic frontier models based on multimodel inference
Estimation of stochastic frontier models based on multimodel inference
2012,
In most empirical studies, once the best model has been selected according to a...
Firm performance and knowledge spillovers from academic, industrial and foreign linkages: the case of China
Firm performance and knowledge spillovers from academic, industrial and foreign linkages: the case of China
2012,
Firm performance may be enhanced by linkages with academic institutions, other firms,...
Measurement of technical efficiency in farrow‐to‐finish swine production using multi‐activity network data envelopment analysis: evidence from Taiwan
Measurement of technical efficiency in farrow‐to‐finish swine production using multi‐activity network data envelopment analysis: evidence from Taiwan
2012,
This study aims to propose a dynamic multi‐activity network data development...
Creative destruction over the business cycle: a stochastic frontier analysis
Creative destruction over the business cycle: a stochastic frontier analysis
2012,
This paper examines the within‐industry distributions of jobs created and...
An aggregate quantity framework for measuring and decomposing productivity change
An aggregate quantity framework for measuring and decomposing productivity change
2012,
Total factor productivity (TFP) can be defined as the ratio of an aggregate output to...
The economic impact of migration: productivity analysis for Spain and the UK
The economic impact of migration: productivity analysis for Spain and the UK
2012,
Over the past 20 years labour has become increasingly mobile and whilst employment and...
Families of linear efficiency programs based on Debreu’s loss function
Families of linear efficiency programs based on Debreu’s loss function
2012,
Gerard Debreu introduced a well known radial efficiency measure which he called a...
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