This paper examines estimations of technical catch efficiency for a sample of 204 industrial vessels operating at the pelagic grounds of Southern-Central Chile during the 1985-95 period. We consider a Translog stochastic frontier model à-la Battese-Coelli

This work has proposed, as objectives, the analysis of the evolution of efficiency and its determinants through nonparametric analysis DEA factors and use of the method by Simar and Wilson (2007) to companies belonging to 27 sectors of agriculture, services and Colombian manufacturing in the...

This work has proposed, as objectives, the analysis of the evolution of efficiency and its determinants through nonparametric analysis DEA factors and use of the method by Simar and Wilson (2007) to companies belonging to 27 sectors of agriculture, services and Colombian manufacturing in the...

The objective of this study is to determine the impact of environmental practices and improved quality on business competition variables such as efficiency, profitability and market share among the Andalucian fresh fruit and vegetable co-operative sector. The study takes as a reference the...

The objective of this study is to contrast the effects of market share and industrial conditions on the performance of companies, basing our evaluations on their stock value and their resources. The basichypotheses are: i) That an increase in market share that isn't supported by changes in the...