The second edition of An Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis is designed to be a general introduction … for those who wish to study efficiency and productivity analysis. The book provides an accessible, well …-written introduction to the four principal methods involved: econometric estimation of average response models, index numbers, data …

-multinational” technology transfer of Spanish firms that were acquired by foreign companies and the second analysing productivity growth rate …

? -- Chapter 10. Flexible Functional Forms and Curvature Conditions: Parametric Productivity Estimation in Canadian and US … on theoretical and empirical research in areas including productivity, production theory and efficiency measurement in … with Application to Highway Maintenance Costs in England -- Chapter 2. Alternative User Costs, Productivity and Inequality …

advanced economic settings or to price derivatives on corporate securities. Numerical examples make the theory easily …

This book presents methodologies for the Bayesian estimation of GARCH models and their application to financial risk … paradigm for inference. The next three chapters describe the estimation of the GARCH model with Normal innovations and the … between individuals can be substantial in terms of regulatory capital. The last chapter proposes the estimation of a Markov …

Preliminaries -- and Overview -- Demand Theory Under Review -- Quantile Regression: A Robust Alternative to Least … from BLS Consumer Expenditure Surveys and ACCRA Price Data: Some Preliminary Results -- Estimation of Theoretically … the emerging connection between neuroscience and consumer behavior, integrating the economic literature on demand theory …