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Estimation of semiparametric stochastic frontiers under shape constraints with application to pollution generating technologies [PDF]

A number of studies have explored the semi- and nonparametric estimation of stochastic frontier models by using kernel regression or other nonparametric smoothing techniques. In contrast to popular deterministic nonparametric estimators, these approaches
Kortelainen, Mika
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Integrating Recycling and Emission Reduction: A Business Strategy Analysis With Multi‐Objective Mixed‐Integer Linear Programming Framework for Optimising Sustainable Closed‐Loop Supply Chain Network Design

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This research develops an integrated mixed‐integer linear programming (MILP) model for closed‐loop supply chain network design that optimises competing economic and environmental objectives including profit maximisation, supplier quality improvement and CO2 emission reduction.
Reza Eslamipoor
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with the export of traditional Chinese medicinal products: A stochastic frontier analysis. [PDF]

PLoS One
Chen Y, Zhou S, Pei Z, Zhao W, Yang J, Hu Y, Feng X, Xu M.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Working Paper 85 - On Measuring Indebtedness of African Countries: A Stochastic Frontier Debt Production Function [PDF]

At least since the early 1990s, the problem of Africa’s debt was a recurring theme in the development debate and many suggestions for debt relief have now been implemented.
Guy Nkamleu
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ESG Controversies and Corporate Performance: A Critical Appraisal of Rating Methodologies and Empirical Evidence

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT ESG controversies have become relevant signals in capital markets. However, controversy measurement is not strictly regulated, and evidence on whether and under which conditions such events affect firm‐level performance remains fragmented and lacks quality appraisal.
Paolo Candio, Massimiliano Kaucic
wiley   +1 more source

Technical efficiency of teff farms in Ethiopia: Do neighborhood effects matter? A copula stochastic frontier and spatial Durbin regression. [PDF]

Heliyon
Fikadu AA, Gebre GG.
europepmc   +1 more source

Determinants and efficiency of Pakistan's chemical products' exports: An application of stochastic frontier gravity model. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2019
Atif RM, Mahmood H, Haiyun L, Mao H.
europepmc   +1 more source

X-Inefficiencies in the Residential Real Estate Market: A Stochastic Frontier Approach [PDF]

This article examines the productive efficiency levels present in the market for residential real estate brokerage services by employing the stochastic frontier approach.
Leonard V. Zumpano, Danielle Lewis, Randy I. Anderson   +2 more
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How Do Energy Prices, Financial Conditions, and ESG‐Related Uncertainty Shape Energy Efficiency in the United States? Evidence From Wavelet Quantile Regression

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Improving energy efficiency is a central pillar of climate mitigation strategies, energy security, and sustainable economic growth, particularly in energy‐intensive economies such as the United States. This study investigates the nonlinear and distribution‐dependent effects of energy prices, financial conditions, economic policy uncertainty ...
Busra Agan Celik
wiley   +1 more source

Economics of technical efficiency in white honey production: Using stochastic frontier production function. [PDF]

Saudi J Biol Sci, 2019
Alropy ET, Desouki NE, Alnafissa MA.
europepmc   +1 more source