Keyword: productivity

Found 48 papers in total
Developing robust design: determining critical limits for signal-to-noise ratio based on process capability index
Developing robust design: determining critical limits for signal-to-noise ratio based on process capability index
2014,
In design of experiments (DOE), the higher the ratio of...
Nonparametric estimation of education productivity incorporating nondiscretionary inputs with an application to Dutch schools
Nonparametric estimation of education productivity incorporating nondiscretionary inputs with an application to Dutch schools
2014,
In this paper we develop a Malmquist productivity index for public sector production...
Contribution of sorghum to productivity of small‐holder irrigation schemes: On‐farm research in the Senegal River Valley, Mauritania
Contribution of sorghum to productivity of small‐holder irrigation schemes: On‐farm research in the Senegal River Valley, Mauritania
2013,
In Mauritania, most irrigated land was designed for, and remains devoted to, rice (...
Simultaneous modelling of the determinants of the partial inputs productivity in the municipality of Banikoara, Northern Benin
Simultaneous modelling of the determinants of the partial inputs productivity in the municipality of Banikoara, Northern Benin
2013,
This study aims at assessing the determinants of the agricultural productivity through...
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...
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...
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...
A Model for Estimating Productivity in Service Systems
A Model for Estimating Productivity in Service Systems
2013,
In this paper, we introduce a new model of a technology function that describes the...
Lean manufacturing implementation in an automated production line: a case study
Lean manufacturing implementation in an automated production line: a case study
2013,
The paper aims at improving production performance of an automated production line by...
Productivity determinants in Oman construction industry
Productivity determinants in Oman construction industry
2013,
Spectacular socio‐economic development has taken place all around Oman during...
Corporate R&D and firm efficiency: evidence from Europe’s top R&D investors
Corporate R&D and firm efficiency: evidence from Europe’s top R&D investors
2012,
The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of corporate research...
On the cost‐reducing effects of embodied technical progress: a panel study of the steel industry in Japan
On the cost‐reducing effects of embodied technical progress: a panel study of the steel industry in Japan
2012,
To explicitly explain the cost‐reducing effects of technical progress...
Problems with (dis)aggregating productivity, and another productivity paradox
Problems with (dis)aggregating productivity, and another productivity paradox
2012,
Using a standard definition of productivity growth, it is shown that a country may...
Profit efficiency in the European Union banking industry: a directional technology distance function approach
Profit efficiency in the European Union banking industry: a directional technology distance function approach
2012,
We employ the directional technology distance function approach and present estimates...
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...
Vertical disintegration and training: evidence from a matched employer–employee survey
Vertical disintegration and training: evidence from a matched employer–employee survey
2012,
The mechanism through which outsourcing favourably impacts on workplace performance,...
A dual measure of correlation between the Solow residual and output growth
A dual measure of correlation between the Solow residual and output growth
2012,
In this paper, we measure U.S. technology shocks by implementing a dual approach,...
Adjustment and unobserved heterogeneity in dynamic stochastic frontier models
Adjustment and unobserved heterogeneity in dynamic stochastic frontier models
2012,
Stochastic frontier models with autocorrelated inefficiency have been proposed in the...
Efficiency of the Indian leather firms: some results obtained using the two conventional methods
Efficiency of the Indian leather firms: some results obtained using the two conventional methods
2012,
Indian leather industry has massive potential for generating employment and achieving...
Capital use intensity and productivity biases
Capital use intensity and productivity biases
2012,
Measures of productivity growth are often pro‐cyclical. This paper focuses on...
A micro‐econometric analysis of the role of R&D spillovers using a nonlinear translog specification
A micro‐econometric analysis of the role of R&D spillovers using a nonlinear translog specification
2012,
This paper assesses the impact of Research and Development (R&D) spillovers on...
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