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The Timing of Learning by Exporting: An Empirical Investigation on Ethiopian Large and Medium Manufacturing Firms

Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the link between export and total factor productivity using a large panel of Ethiopian large and medium manufacturing firms. Using a modified Olley and Pakes model with export for the prediction of total factor productivity and then matching and difference‐in‐difference techniques, evidence of both self‐selection and ...
Zerihun Kelil Seid, Eric Avenel, Jemal Abafita   +2 more
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THE ALMOST IDEAL SUPPLY SYSTEM AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES [PDF]

This paper estimates an Almost Ideal Supply System using aggregate U.S. agricultural data. Share equations derived from an indirect production function yield elasticities that are consistent with production theory.
Hilmer, Christiana E., Holt, Matthew T.
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The Cost of Food Safety Technologies in the Meat and Poultry Industries. [PDF]

This paper uses plant-level micro-data from the 2002 Census of Manufactures, Food Safety Inspection Service, and the Economic Research Service in a translog cost function to examine the costs of effort devoted to the performance of sanitation and process
Ollinger, Michael
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Determinant Factors Of Climate-Smart Rice Cultivation Production In Pasuruan: Translog Production Function Approach

Jurnal Agribisnis Indonesia
The agricultural sector is a contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and a vulnerable victim of climate change at the same time. Climate change has affected food stability and security, including rice. It is an essential commodity to pay attention to in terms of quantity, quality, and continuity.
Isnurdiansyah Isnurdiansyah, Netti Tinaprilla, Anisa Dwi Utami   +2 more
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Evolution of Production Specialization and Factor Accumulation in Sub‐Saharan and North Africa

Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 518-548, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Despite trade liberalization and regional economic integration policies, the level of trade and specialization in Africa is stagnating. This long‐term observation contrasts with recent developments in Africa since the 2000s. This study aims to assess how changes in factor endowments affect the specialization pattern of production, exploring ...
Rimvie Enoc Kaboré
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of technical efficiency of freshwater prawn farming in southwestern Bangladesh

Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2016
This paper estimates a translog stochastic production function to examine the determinants of technical efficiency of freshwater prawn farming in Bangladesh.
Mst. Esmat Ara Begum, Stefanos A. Nastis, Evangelos Papanagiotou   +2 more
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Efficiency evaluation in public road transport: a stochastic frontier analysis

Transport, 2015
This paper measures the technical efficiency of 54 public road transport operators and investigates the degree to which various factors influence efficiency levels in these firms. The study makes an attempt to provide an overview of the general status of
Sami Jarboui, Pascal Forget, Younes Boujelben   +2 more
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REGIONAL FACTOR DEMAND IN U.S. WHEAT PRODUCTION [PDF]

This study applies a translog cost function to analyze factor demands in four U.S. wheat production regions. The results show that factor demands are inelastic across all regions.
Koo, Won W., Mao, Weining
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Mental Accounting, Remittances, and Celebrations

Review of Development Economics, Volume 30, Issue 1, Page 411-437, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Is one KGS of remittance income equal to one KGS of another source of income? The traditional concept of fungibility suggests that it is. However, if it is not, then migrant money transfers may cause behavioral changes at the household level, and their development impact can be huge.
Nurgul Tilenbaeva
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An Empirical Analysis of Agglomeration Effect in the Japanese Food Industry -Panel Analysis Using Flexible Translog Production Function- [PDF]

In this paper, we examine the existence of agglomeration effect on production in the Japanese food industry from 1985 to 2000 using plant-level 4-digit subclassification, panel dataset and new agglomeration index in Akune and Tokunaga (2005), and ...
Akune, Yuko, Kageyama, Masahiro, Tokunaga, Suminori   +2 more
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