indices, namely the FTSE100 (UK), DAX30 (Germany), CAC40 (France), IBEX35 (Spain) and FTSE MIB40 (Italy), using fractional …

in Italy since 2013. I combine social security data with several empirical approaches, leveraging the time …

issue empirically, using survey data for Italy. Results suggest that, according to the theoretical predictions, proxies for …

In this paper we analyse the bank merger between DnB and Gjensidige Bank in 2003, ranked by market share as number one … and number three in the Norwegian bank market. Focusing on loans to firms, our difference-in-differences analysis shows no … loans only marginally. These weak effects could be the result of efficiency gains in the form of lower costs being pass …

efficiency of 450 European universities between 2011 and 2014. The novelty of our approach lies in its extended coverage of …. Exploring potential efficiency drivers, we uncover considerable effect heterogeneity between subject clusters, which is … seek external funding are largely identified to be primary efficiency drivers …

improves production efficiency by increasing information sharing, whereas large production losses can be avoided by worker … suggest that MN has a positive net impact on production, offering an empirically-grounded efficiency argument for mandating …

drivers of the administration and delivery efficiency of coronavirus vaccines. For this purpose, we use data from the 50 US … economic prosperity and rural population aid vaccine administration and delivery efficiency. Delivery efficiency improves in … health workers, including physicians and nurses, did not significantly impact administration or efficiency. On the other hand …

We evaluate the impact of government spending efficiency on fiscal sustainability for a panel of 35 OECD countries … revenues to changes in government spending. Next, we make use of so-called government spending efficiency scores, which … the input efficiency scores obtained, countries’ fiscal balance and fiscal sustainability is directly improved by the use …