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A general model of technical change with an application to the OECD countries
Heshmati, Almas; Kumbhakar, Subal - 2011
productivity growth ; technology indicator ; technology shifter ; OECD countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009425734
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Gender equity in labor market opportunities and aggregate technical efficiency : a case of equity promoting efficiency
Hazarika, Gautam; Khraiche, Maroula; Kutlu, Levent - 2023
This study applies a panel data stochastic frontier analysis to country data towards examining the effect of gender equity in labor market opportunities upon efficiency in the production of GDP. It finds that aggregate technical efficiency is improved by a widening of women's labor market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250597
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Production risk, energy use efficiency and productivity of Korean industries
Khayyat, Nabaz T.; Heshmati, Almas - 2014
Korea imports all of its primary energy, which leads to high dependency and vulnerability related to its energy supply. Efficiency in the use of energy is a way to reduce dependency and emissions. This study provides empirical results of the stochastic production process in energy use. Special...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010339594
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The three i's of public schools : irrelevant inputs, insufficient resources and inefficiency
Henderson, Daniel J.; Simar, Léopold; Wang, Le - 2016
We examine the educational production function and efficiency of public school districts in Illinois. Using nonparametric kernel methods, we find that most traditional schooling inputs are irrelevant in determining test scores (even in a very general setting). Property tax caps are the only...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011517673
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Transition on the shop floor : the restructuring of a weaving mill, Hungary 1988-97
Köllő, János (contributor) - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001877107
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Impact of reforms on plant-level productivity and technical efficiency : evidence from the Indian manufacturing sector
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar (contributor);  … - 2008
while there was an increase in the productivity of factor inputs during the 1990s, most of the growth in value added is … value added. -- Productivity ; growth decomposition ; efficiency ; manufacturing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003656923
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Skill complementarity in production technology : ew empirical evidence and implications
Stoyanov, Andrey; Zubanov, Nick - 2019
dispersion, and 2) the correlation between within-firm skill dispersion and productivity is positive in industries with higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012024633
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Technical progress and induced innovation in China : a variable profit function approach
Wong, K. K. Gary; Fleisher, Belton M.; Min Qiang Zhao; … - 2020
productivity (TFP) growth in China. Our primary goal is to test Hicks' induced innovation hypothesis by examining whether technical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179650
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The effects of access to credit on productivity : separating technological changes from changes in technical efficiency
Jimi, Nusrat Abedin; Nikolov, Plamen; Malek, Mohammad Abdul - 2019
Improving productivity among microenterprises is important, especially in low-income countries where market … imperfections are pervasive, and resources are scarce. Relaxing credit constraints can increase the productivity of microenterprises … on the overall productivity of rice farmers and disentangled the total effect into technological change (frontier shift …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012058453
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German works councils in the production process
Addison, John T.; Schank, Thorsten; Schnabel, Claus; … - 2003 - [Elektronische Ressource]
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