1 Introduction -- 1.1 Specification and misspecification of the econometric model -- 1.2 The purpose and scope of this study -- 2 Preliminary Mathematics -- 2.1 Random variables, independence, Borel measurable functions and mathematical expectation -- 2.2 Convergence of random variables and...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Part I -- Chapter 2. Production Economics and Economic Efficiency (Mónica Meireles) -- Chapter 3. Data Envelopment Analysis: A Review and Synthesis (Ana S. Camanho) -- Chapter 4. Stochastic Frontier Analysis: A Review and Synthesis (Mara Madaleno) -- Part II --...

This book presents statistical methods for the analysis of events. The primary focus is on single equation cross section models. The book addresses both the methodology and the practice of the subject and it provides both a synthesis of a diverse body of literature that hitherto was available...