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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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An analysis of hospital efficiency and productivity growth using the Luenberger productivity indicator
Barros, Carlos Pestana; Menezes, Antonio; Vieira, José … - 2007
We analyze the efficiency and productivity growth of a representative sample of Portuguese hospitals from 1997 to 2004 …, using an innovative approach by employing the directional distance function and the Luenberger productivity indicator. The … productivity indicator that is decomposed into the usual constituents of productivity growth: technological change and efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003540286
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Financial constraints and innovation : why poor countries don’t catch up
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Schnitzer, Monika - 2010
; productivity ; financial constraint ; export ; technology frontier ; BEEPS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003941706
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Skilled immigrants' contribution to productive efficiency
Nahm, Daehoon; Tani, Massimiliano - 2014
This paper studies whether skilled migrants contribute to the host country's "productive efficiency" (Farrell, 1957) using input-output and immigration sectoral data for seven industries in twelve countries during the period 1999-2001. We find that skilled migrants contribute positively to a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010381869
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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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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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Distance to the efficiency frontier and FDI spillovers
Sabirianova Peter, Klara (contributor);  … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
We establish that domestically owned firms in two alternative models of emerging market economies, the Czech Republic and Russia, have not been converging to the technological frontier set by foreign owned firms. In both countries, the distance of domestic firms to the frontier grew (in all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002452319
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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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Good and bad institutions : is the debate over? ; cross-country firm-level evidence from the textile industry
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Dimova, Ralitza - 2011
Using firm-level data from nine developing countries we demonstrate that (a) certain institutions like restrictive labour market regulations that are considered to be bad for economic growth might be beneficial for production efficiency, whereas (b) good business environment which is considered...
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The farm, the city, and the emergence of social security
Caucutt, Elizabeth M. (contributor);  … - 2008
cross section of countries make it clear that urbanization and industrialization are strongly associated with the rise of … from rural to urban locations is endogenous and linked to productivity differences between the two locations and survival …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003759906