An Overview of the Pharmaceutical Sector in India -- The sources of Heterogenity in the Efficiency of Indian Pharmaceutical Firms -- Comparing Efficiency Across Various Groups of Firms: A Meta-Frontier Approach -- Examining the Efficiency, Technical, and Productivity Changes of the Indian...

This book provides a detailed insight into productivity, efficiency and growth in the Chinese economy, and offers results on capital stock and ICT capital estimates (at both national and regional levels) which will be an important resource for readers.

Why was the Italian Banking System more resilient during the sub-prime crisis and harder-hit in the sovereign crisis? Will their strength in the retail market result as an asset or a liability for Italian banks in the future? This book offers an in-depth analysis of one of the most important EU...

This book traces the development and analyses the performance of life insurance industry in India, since inception of this sector, using different business indicators over the years. It discusses the evolution and changing features of the Indian insurance industry in 3 phases: phase I from 1818...

Competition and Efficiency in the Mexican Banking Industry contributes to the understanding of competition policy in the Mexican banking system and explains how levels of competition relate to the efficiency of banks

Section I: Methods -- Chapter 1 Evaluation of Performance in Health Care -- Chapter 2 Performance Measurement Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) -- Chapter 3 Returns To Scale Models -- Chapter 4 Weight Restricted (Multiplier) Models -- Chapter 5 Non-Oriented and Measure Specific Models --...

Introduction: Theme, Objectives and Structure of the Book -- Methodology: Frontier Efficiency Measurement Techniques -- Literature Review on Efficiency Studies in the Public Sector -- Applications to German Local Governments -- Summary and Conclusions

An authentic, unique and memorable destination image is of crucial importance to be competitive in the long-term. Verena Schwaighofer analyses the currently transferred image of the United Arab Emirates as a tourist destination and to what extent the traditional Arabian culture is integrated...

Decompositions of Productivity Growth into Sectoral Effects: Some Puzzles Explained.- The Dynamics of Productivity Change: A Review of the Bottom-Up Approach.- A General Error Revenue Function Model with Technical Inefficiency: An Application to Norwegian Fishing Trawler.- Production Response in...