Using a unique plant-level dataset we examine total factor productivity (TFP) growth and its components, related to … efficiency change and technical change. The data we use is from Sweden and for their pulp and paper industry, which is heavily …

This paper investigates the effects of ownership patterns on bank cost and profit efficiencies taking a sample of 607 … efficiency. This study also reveals that ownership concentration (blockholding) has adverse effects for the profit and cost …) stochastic frontier panel approaches, we obtain two principal results. First, foreign-owned banks are more profit and cost …

technology affects the efficiency and productivity in innovation of technology acquiring firms. Using the stochastic frontier … efficiency. Moreover, we find that firm size significantly contributes to innovative efficiency and productivity of external … technology acquirers. -- Technology Acquisition ; Innovative Efficiency ; Innovative Productivity ; SFA ; Difference …

This paper investigates the factors that explain the level and dynamics of manufacturing firm productive efficiency. In … increases a firm's efficiency over time. -- Frontier analysis ; determinants of efficiency ; firm performance ; industry effects …

This paper investigates the factors that explain the level and dynamics of manufacturing firm productive efficiency. In … increases a firm's efficiency over time …

technology affects the efficiency and productivity in innovation of technology acquiring firms. Using the stochastic frontier … efficiency. Moreover, we find that firm size significantly contributes to innovative efficiency and productivity of external … innovative productivity than non-acquiring firms do. Thus, this study provides evidence on complementarity between internal and …

technical efficiency across industries. Technical efficiency is estimated by firms fixed effects. One striking result is that … the distribution of technical efficiency across industries is positively skewed. This is because the efficiency … technical efficiency differences across industries. Our econometric analyses provide evidence that capital and human capital …