Journal: Journal of Productivity Analysis

Found 189 papers in total
Analysing the lobby‐effect of port competitiveness’ determinants: a stochastic frontier approach
Analysing the lobby‐effect of port competitiveness’ determinants: a stochastic frontier approach
2011,
Building upon a formerly performed study on port competitiveness, this article...
Properties of inefficiency indexes on input, output space
Properties of inefficiency indexes on input, output space
2011,
We analyze efficiency measurement in the full ⟨input, output⟩ space. We...
Measuring productivity in the public sector: some conceptual problems
Measuring productivity in the public sector: some conceptual problems
2011,
In many sectors of the economy, governments either provide various services at no cost...
Information technology and U.S. productivity growth: evidence from a prototype industry production account
Information technology and U.S. productivity growth: evidence from a prototype industry production account
2011,
The rapid productivity growth in the US during the Information Age, prior to the...
Two‐stage DEA: caveat emptor
Two‐stage DEA: caveat emptor
2011,
This paper examines the wide‐spread practice where data envelopment analysis...
One‐stage estimation of the effects of operational conditions and practices on productive performance: asymptotically normal and efficient, root‐n consistent StoNEZD method
One‐stage estimation of the effects of operational conditions and practices on productive performance: asymptotically normal and efficient, root‐n consistent StoNEZD method
2011,
Understanding the effects of operational conditions and practices on productive...
Corporate social responsibility and firm efficiency: a latent class stochastic frontier analysis
Corporate social responsibility and firm efficiency: a latent class stochastic frontier analysis
2011,
The nexus between corporate social responsibility and corporate performance is of...
Assessing bankruptcy prediction models via information content of technical inefficiency
Assessing bankruptcy prediction models via information content of technical inefficiency
2011,
We use a stochastic frontier model with firm‐specific technical inefficiency...
Consolidation in the European banking industry: how effective is it?
Consolidation in the European banking industry: how effective is it?
2011,
The European banking industry is becoming increasingly consolidated as banks engage in...
Bayesian clustering of distributions in stochastic frontier analysis
Bayesian clustering of distributions in stochastic frontier analysis
2011,
In stochastic frontier analysis, firm‐specific efficiencies and their...
Benchmarking and industry performance
Benchmarking and industry performance
2011,
In this paper I interrelate productivity analysis and the theory of industrial...
Multifactor productivity and its determinants: an empirical analysis for Mexican manufacturing
Multifactor productivity and its determinants: an empirical analysis for Mexican manufacturing
2011,
The aim of this paper is twofold. First, we estimate production functions for the...
Stochastic FDH/DEA estimators for frontier analysis
Stochastic FDH/DEA estimators for frontier analysis
2011,
In this paper we extend the work of Simar (2007) introducing noise in nonparametric...
Innovation and export activities in the German mechanical engineering sector: an application of testing restrictions in production analysis
Innovation and export activities in the German mechanical engineering sector: an application of testing restrictions in production analysis
2011,
Since Solow (1956) the economic literature has widely accepted innovation and...
Inference by the m out of n bootstrap in nonparametric frontier models
Inference by the m out of n bootstrap in nonparametric frontier models
2011,
It is well‐known that the naive bootstrap yields inconsistent inference in the...
Parametric decomposition of the input‐oriented Malmquist productivity index: with an application to Greek aquaculture
Parametric decomposition of the input‐oriented Malmquist productivity index: with an application to Greek aquaculture
2011,
Using a stochastic frontier approach and a translog input distance function, this...
Elasticities of substitution and complementarity
Elasticities of substitution and complementarity
2011,
This paper develops a classification scheme of the many different definitions of...
The Solow residual, Domar aggregation, and inefficiency: a synthesis of TFP measures
The Solow residual, Domar aggregation, and inefficiency: a synthesis of TFP measures
2011,
We consolidate and interrelate the four main approaches to the measurement and...
Public infrastructure as a determinant of productive performance in China
Public infrastructure as a determinant of productive performance in China
2011,
Public infrastructure investment is an essential part of China’s regional...
A multi‐product cost function for physician private practices
A multi‐product cost function for physician private practices
2011,
This paper provides an empirical analysis of the production of physician services...
Sector fragmentation and aggregation of service provision in the water industry
Sector fragmentation and aggregation of service provision in the water industry
2011,
This study analyzes the structure of the water industry in Peru. It investigates...
Measuring technical and allocative efficiencies for banks in the transition countries using the Fourier flexible cost function
Measuring technical and allocative efficiencies for banks in the transition countries using the Fourier flexible cost function
2011,
The transition economies are known to have quite different market structures from the...
The fundraising efficiency in U.S. non‐profit art organizations: an application of a Bayesian estimation approach using the stochastic frontier production model
The fundraising efficiency in U.S. non‐profit art organizations: an application of a Bayesian estimation approach using the stochastic frontier production model
2011,
This article examines how efficient art organizations are in raising funds from...
Goodness of fit tests in stochastic frontier models
Goodness of fit tests in stochastic frontier models
2011,
In this paper we discuss goodness of fit tests for the distribution of technical...
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