Persistent and transient productive efficiency in the African airline industry. [PDF]
J Product Anal, 2023 Martini G, Porta F, Scotti D.
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Capacity Utilization in Indian Paper Industry [PDF]
The study estimates the rate of capacity utilization for the Indian paper industry for the period 1973-74 to 1997-98 on the basis of the theoretical framework of variable cost function.
Kaustuva Barik
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Contribution of the Technical Efficiency of Public Health Programs to National Trends and Regional Disparities in Unintentional Childhood Injury in Japan. [PDF]
Front Public Health, 2022 Hashimoto A, Kawaguchi H, Hashimoto H.
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A TRANSLOG COST FUNCTION ANALYSIS OF U.S. AGRICULTURE: A DYNAMIC SPECIFICATION [PDF]
This study has used an empirical approach developed by Urga and Walters (2003) to examine the implications of the short-run specification of the standard translog cost specification along with the possible implications of non-stationarity.
Ball, V. Eldon +3 more
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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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Measuring Scale Economies in a Heterogeneous Industry: The Case of European Settlement Institutions [PDF]
We examine whether the European settlement institutions are technically efficient. This is done by means of estimating a translog cost function, and investigating whether scale economies are fully exploited. Since the sample is quite heterogeneous, fixed
Christophe Wuyts, Patrick Van Cayseele
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Consolidation, Scale Economics and Technological Change in Japanese Banking [PDF]
, 2005 The paper examines the technological structure of the Japanese banking sector before the onset of the banking crisis and structural reforms of the 90s in order to shade light on the logic of the recent trend to consolidation in the industry.
Tadesse, Solomon
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Smallholders' Cost Efficiency in Mozambique: Implications for Improved Maize Seed Adoption [PDF]
Maize is an important staple in Mozambique. It is also a dominant crop produced by smallholder farmers. However, the actual maize yields, currently estimated at 1.4 tons/ha, fall short of potential yields of 5-6.5 tons/ha.
Christy, Ralph D. +2 more
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Assesing the Impact of the Investment Climate on Productivity Using Firm-Level Data: Methodology and the Cases of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua [PDF]
, 2005 Developing countries are increasingly concerned about improving country competitiveness and productivity, as they face the increasing pressures of globalization and attempt to improve economic growth and reduce poverty.
Escribano, Álvaro, Guasch, J. Luis
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Public sector efficiency in the design of a COVID fund for the euro area. [PDF]
Res Econ, 2022 Olanubi OE, Olanubi SO.
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