On estimating the effectiveness of resources. A local maximum likelihood frontier approach on care for students [PDF]
To study education as a complex production process in a noisy and heterogeneous setting, this paper suggests to using a stochastic frontier model estimated by a local maximum likelihood approach (LMLSF). The LMLSF smoothly combines the virtues of the non-
De Witte, K., Verschelde, M.
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Multiple output production with undesirable outputs : an application to nitrogen surplus in agriculture [PDF]
, 2002 Many production processes yield both good outputs and undesirable ones (e.g., pollutants). In this article we develop a generalization of a stochastic frontier model that is appropriate for such technologies.
Fernandez, C., Koop, G.M., Steel, M.
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Regional Tourism Competition in the Baltic States: a Spatial Stochastic Frontier Approach [PDF]
This paper aimed at a statistical analysis of competition for tourists between regions within Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) and estimation relative efficiency levels of regions.
Pavlyuk, Dmitry
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Bank branch efficiency with a Bayesian lens on technological heterogeneity
International Review of Economics & FinanceAlthough technological heterogeneity between banks has been previously considered in the literature, less attention has been given to technological heterogeneity between branches of the same bank. This paper analyses the efficiency, returns to scale (RTS)
Idaira Cabrera-Suárez +3 more
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Slovak agricultural farms in different regions - comparison of efficiency
Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2008 This paper presents the results of stochastic parametric approach used in estimation of production frontier. The estimation of output oriented technical efficiency was based on the Stochastic Frontier analysis with Cobb-Douglas production function.
Z. Sojková, Z. Kropková, V. Benda
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Technical Efficiency and Heterogeneity of Argentina Pension Funds [PDF]
This paper examines the technical efficiency of Argentinean pension funds management companies using a random stochastic frontier model to rank the pension funds management companies, taking into account heterogeneity in the data.
Carlos Pestana Barros +2 more
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Identifiability of the Stochastic Frontier Models [PDF]
This paper examines the identifiability of the standard single-equation stochastic frontier models with uncorrelated and correlated error components giving, inter alia, mathematical content to the notion of “near-identifiability” of a statistical model ...
Bandyopadhyay, Debdas, Das, Arabinda
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Identification of Segments of Thermo Energy Plants with a Latent Class Model [PDF]
This paper identifies different groups in a cost function framework of thermo energy plants belonging to EDP-Electricity of Portugal. In particular, we have clustered the sample - comprising data for years 1987 to 2006 - into two groups.
Carlos Pestana Barros
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Estimation of technical efficiency of dairy farms in central zone of Tigray National Regional State
Heliyon, 2019 This paper was conducted to estimate technical efficiency in milk production of dairy farmers in central zone of Tigray National Regional State using stochastic frontier production function approach.
Haile Girma
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One-step and two-step estimation of the effects of exogenous variables on technical efficiency levels [PDF]
Consider a stochastic frontier model with one-sided inefficiency u, and suppose that the scale of u depends on some variables (firm characteristics) z. A one-step model specifies both the stochastic frontier and the way in which u depends on z, and can ...
Schmidt, Peter, Wang, Hung-jen
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