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Performance of Indian commercial banks (1995-2002): an application of data envelopment analysis and Malmquist productivity index

Galagedera, Don U.A.; Edirisuriya, Piyadasa - EconWPA - 2004

This paper investigates efficiency using data envelopment analysis (DEA) and productivity growth using Malmquist index in a sample of Indian commercial banks over the period 1995-2002. Using total deposits and operating expenses as input and loans and other earning assets as output in the DEA...

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"Waste in the Inner City: Asset or Assault?"

Ackerman, Frank; Mirza, Sumreen - EconWPA - 2001

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A Model of Demographic and Economic Processe Interaction

Olenev, Nicholas; Sarancha, Dmitry - EconWPA - 2003

in education, (ii) the production level depends on the education level, and (iii) the pollution ia directly prportional …

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Water Rights Arrangements in Australia and Overseas

Commission, Productivity - EconWPA - 2004

There are significant differences in the way water rights are defined, allocated and administered in Australia and overseas. This paper includes comparisons of the arrangements for managing water rights against accepted best practice principles for South Au stralia, Queensland, NSW, Victoria...

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Industrialization and Infant Mortality

Federman, Maya; Levine, David I. - EconWPA - 2005

. At the same time, pollution from factories appears quite harmful to infants. The overall effect was slightly higher …

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POLLUTION AND WELFARE IN THE PRESENCE OF INFORMAL SECTOR: IS THERE ANY TRADE-OFF?

Chaudhuri, Sarbajit - EconWPA - 2005

the informal manufacturing sector creates pollution, higher the use of informal sector product, higher is the pollution … created and higher the discrepancy between actual and permissible levels of pollution, so that the emission tax payable by the … formal sector is also higher. The efficiency of a representative worker is inversely related to the level of pollution. In …

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Indian Agriculture

Kumar, Deepak - EconWPA - 2005

reaching the target audiences have necessitated the introduction of ICT in agriculture. This article discusses the different … models related to ICT in Indian agriculture like, Kisan call centers, The Gyandoot project, Bhoomi project, Village knowledge … centers, and AGMARKNET. In the end, the article discusses the barriers and the outlook of ICT in Indian agriculture. …

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Assessing the Economic Impacts of Incorporating Romania's Agricultural and Food Sectors into EU's Customs Union: an Applied General Equilibrium Approach

Scrieciu, Serban S. - EconWPA - 2004

Joining the European Union club implies, among many other policy changes, full integration of Romania's economy into EU's customs union. This is expected to have significant implications for domestic farmers and food processors. The paper constructs a single-country Applied General Equilibrium...

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Elitist Land and Agriculture Policies and the Food Problem in Malawi

Stambuli, Kalonga - EconWPA - 2002

The author argues that conversion of over 1 million hectares of customary land to leasehold land tenure merely endowed the elite with excessive landholdings they did not fully utilise for tobacco production because it exceeded the requirement for production of the quota of tobacco output...

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System of mathematical models of value (methodology, theory, agricultural applications)

Svetlov, Nikolai - EconWPA - 2002

The model of exchanges in a competitive economy is developed that is based on an economic agent model who maximises the levels of satisfying his demands. The existence of a weak tendency to formation of value is shown. The interrelation between value and (a) technologies, (b) shadow prices in...

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