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The potential of energy substitution in the industrial sector [PDF]
, 2007 The extent of substitutability between energy and the other factors (i.e. labour and capital) and between individual fuels (coal, electricity, natural gas and petroleum) is an extremely important question and quite central to energy policy, planning and
Abd. Aziz, Azlina
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The Impact of Credit and Training on Farmers Efficiency: A Semi‐Parametric Meta‐Frontier Analysis
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Volume 70, Issue 2, Page 457-469, April 2026.ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers in developing countries face several constraints, which affect their productivity. To reduce these constraints and enhance productivity, government and non‐governmental agencies implement programmes that provide credit and training to farmers.
Anthony Baffoe‐Bonnie +1 more
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Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural, 2005 Este trabalho objetivou avaliar o impacto da desvalorização do Real, ocorrida em 1999, no preço de insumos e na composição dos custos na cultura de café.
Eduardo Rodrigues de Castro +2 more
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One‐Way Versus Two‐Way Postacquisition Integration Efforts: Theory and Evidence
Journal of Economics &Management Strategy, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 354-375, Summer 2026.ABSTRACT We develop a theory of postacquisition integration that distinguishes between one‐way (acquirer‐only) and two‐way (mutual) effort strategies. We argue that the method of payment—cash versus shares—may serve as an ex ante commitment mechanism to a particular integration strategy, where cash deals align with unilateral effort, and share deals ...
Albert Banal‐Estañol +3 more
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On productivity and technology diffusion in Nigeria
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, 2003 This study analyses the long-term trend in knowledge diffusion and productivity growth in Nigeria using a translog specification. The results indicate the need for technological upgrading and imply that policies designed to promote technological ...
NA Ndiyo
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A Class of Separability Flexible Functional Forms
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1992 Quadratic flexible forms, such as the translog and generalized Leontief, are separability inflexible. That is, separability restrictions render them inflexible with regard to separable structures.
Paul J. Driscoll, Anya M. McGuirk
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A Review of Energy Demand Models
برنامهریزی و بودجه, 2020 Energy demand modeling is one of the main challenging issues for energy experts. This study attempts to identify the gaps and differences in the energy demand modeling literature.
Naser Khiabani, Solaleh Tavassoli
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ECONOMETRIC INEFFICIENCY ESTIMATES IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT doi: 10.5329/RECADM.20080701001]
Revista Eletrônica de Ciência Administrativa, 2008 The objective of this paper is to apply a Cobb-Douglas, Translog Stochastic Production Function and Data Envelopment Analysis – particularly the Malmquist index - in order to estimate increases or decreases of inefficiencies over time as well as ...
Edward Bernard Bastiaan Rivera Rivera +2 more
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INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL EVOLUTION IN A WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRY – THE CASE OF PORTUGAL [PDF]
The paper speaks of the technological evolution using a translog cost function for a western European country – Portugal. It begins by presenting the methodological framework, the estimation process based on the iterative Zellner method to estimate ...
Jose Ramos Pires Manso
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Letras de Hoje, 2015 A proposta deste trabalho é discutir o design metodológico e alguns resultados de duas pesquisas conduzidas em nível de doutorado, sobre o processo de compreensão em leitura em língua materna, incorporando a utilização de duas ferramentas tecnológicas: o
Finger-Kratochvil, Claudia +1 more
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