expectation of achieving cost efficiency gains. This article examines whether theoretical expectations of cost efficiency gains … parameter frontier model, cost efficiency gains are found, particularly with a payment per patient case system. Payment systems …

. However, the standard cost frontier model yields biased efficiency scores because it ignores technological heterogeneity … between hospitals. In this paper, efficiency scores are derived from a random intercept and an extended random parameter … efficiency according to the standard model gain up to 12 percentage points, serving to highlight the importance of heterogeneity …

economies are utilizing advances in technology. However, this measure is problematic on several different dimensions. First, the … idea that it is possible to separate out the relative contribution to economic output of labor, capital, and technology …

we find that misallocation is higher in services and for capital. Our estimates suggest that if Austrian efficiency was …

productivity growth (TFPG), technical change, and efficiency change for a panel of firms during the period 1991 to 2001 in 26 … efficiency change using a Tobit regression for each industry. The results reveal that TFPG declined for all the sectors during … the period. The most significant factor affecting efficiency change, technical change and productivity growth is RD …