Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Firm-level Technical Efficiency: Stochastic Frontier Model Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms [PDF]
, 2016 It has been recognized that multinational corporations can spill over to non-affiliated firms in host economies. Existing studies of foreign direct investment (FDI) and productivity growth often assume firms are perfectly efficient.
Wang, Miao Grace, Wong, Sunny
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Joint Estimation and Bandwidth Selection in Partially Parametric Models
Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We propose a single‐step approach to estimating a model with both a known nonlinear parametric component and an unknown nonparametric component. We study the large sample behavior of a simultaneous optimization routine that estimates both the parameter vector of the parametric component and the bandwidth vector used to smooth the unknown ...
Daniel J. Henderson +2 more
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Scale economies and total factor productivity growth on poultry egg farms in Benin: a stochastic frontier approach. [PDF]
Poult Sci, 2020 Houedjofonon EM +5 more
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Knowledge sourcing and firm performance in an industrializing economy: The case of Taiwan (1992-2003) [PDF]
We examine the impact of R&D and technology imports on firm performance in Taiwan’s manufacturing industry in a policy context of industrial upgrading. To do so, we estimate a Translog production function on two panels (covering 1992-1995 and 1997-2003),
Chang, Chia-Lin, Robin, Stéphane
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Challenges and Opportunities in Machine Learning for Light‐Emitting Polymers
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.The performance of light‐emitting polymers emerges from coupled effects of chemical diversity, morphology, and exciton dynamics across multiple length scales. This Perspective reviews recent design strategies and experimental challenges, and discusses how machine learning can unify descriptors, data, and modeling approaches to efficiently navigate ...
Tian Tian, Yinyin Bao
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Assessing the Technical and Allocative Efficiency of Marketing Decisions by U.S. Organic Producers [PDF]
We develop measures of technical and allocative efficiency of producers in marketing certified organic products. A stochastic output distance frontier and the associated revenue share equations are estimated using comprehensive U.S.
Lohr, Luanne, Park, Timothy A.
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Robust Nonparametric Stochastic Frontier Analysis
42 pages, 9 ...
Zheng, Peng +6 more
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International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Modern engineering systems require advanced uncertainty‐aware model updating methods that address parameter correlations beyond conventional interval analysis. This paper proposes a novel framework integrating Riemannian manifold theory with Gaussian Process Regression (GPR) for systems governed by Symmetric Positive‐Definite (SPD) matrix ...
Yanhe Tao +3 more
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A Novel Two‐Stage Flexible Flow Shop Batch Scheduling Model for Grinding Workshops
Naval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.ABSTRACT The growing need for data storage in data centers has increased the demand for mechanical hard disks due to their low cost and high reliability. Aluminum substrates are the most popular base plates for mechanical hard disks because of their high hardness and low cost.
Jun Xu +4 more
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