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Cost efficiency and UK building societies. An econometric panel-data study employing a flexible fourier functional form [PDF]

, 1998
The paper empirically quantifies firm specific 'distribution free' cost efficiency, economies of scale and economies of scope in the UK building society sector between 1990-1995. Both a flexible Fourier and a translog functional form are employed with
Ashton, J.K.
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The Impact of Water Hyacinth on the Welfare of Fishing Communities: Evidence From Lake Tana Fisheries, Ethiopia

Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 6, Issue 2, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Water hyacinth (hereafter, WH) is known as ‘the green devil' and becomes a threat to the fishing community whose livelihood solely relies on fishing activities. Although there are immense assessment studies related to WH, the real causal impact of this invasive weed on the fishing community has not yet been properly quantified. In filling this
Erkie Asmare, Yibeltal Aragaw
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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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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, Genti Kostandini   +1 more
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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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WHEAT IMPORT DEMAND IN THE JAPANESE FLOUR MILLING INDUSTRY: A PRODUCTION THEORY APPROACH [PDF]

The translog cost function is used to analyze import demand for wheat differentiated by class and country of origin in the Japanese wheat flour milling industry. Results indicate that U.S.
Koo, Won W., Mao, Weining, Sakurai, Takeshi, Suomala, Jon P.   +3 more
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Institutions and efficiency in transition economies [PDF]

, 2009
This paper analyzes the effects of political and economic institutions on efficiency of transition economies over the 1995-2005 period. Perpetual Inventory Method is used to construct capital series for these countries, and then stochastic production ...
Dang, V
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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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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, Joseph A. Clougherty, Jo Seldeslachts, Florian Szücs   +3 more
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REGIONAL ECONOMIC DIVIDE AND THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGICAL SPILLOVERS IN ITALY. EVIDENCE FROM MICRODATA [PDF]

This paper assesses the impact of R&D efforts on production in the North and Centre-South of Italy by using a panel of 1203 manufacturing firms over the period 1998-2003.
Francesco Aiello, Paola Cardamone
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