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Produktivität und Effizienz in Banken –Terminologie, Methoden und Status quo
Burger, Andreas - Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, 10165439-X - 2008
This Working Paper gives insights into the concepts of productivity and efficiency. Both conceptsare popular measures … measuring productivity and efficiency in a non-technical manner. Variousparametric as well as non parametric approaches are … is discussed and results are summarized. Key findingsfrom productivity and efficiency analyses for German banks are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005865678
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Empowerment and Efficiency: Tenancy Reform in West Bengal
Banerjee, Abhijit V.; Gertler, Paul J.; Ghatak, Maitreesh - Massachusetts Institute of Technology <Cambridge, …; … - 2002
share of output thatis paid as rent on farm productivity. Theoretically, the net impact oftenancy reform is shown to be a … productivity changed after a tenancyreform program was implemented in the Indian state of West Bengalin the late 1970s suggests … that tenancy reform had a positive effecton agricultural productivity there.[...] …
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What Causes Cross-industry Differencesof Technical Efficiency? – An EmpiricalInvestigation∗
Fritsch, Michael; Andreas, Stephan - Technische Universität <Freiberg> - 2004
technical efficiency across industries. Technicalefficiency is estimated by firms’ fixed effects. One striking result is that … the distribution oftechnical efficiency across industries is positively skewed. This is because the efficiencydistribution … technical efficiency differences across industries. Oureconometric analyses provide evidence that capital and human capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005864350
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Financial Market Efficiency and the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy
Woodford, Michael - Princeton University / Department of Economics
financial sector of the United States and otheradvanced economies. Many of these changes are likely toimprove the efficiency of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005869375
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United States Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics - Charting International Labor Comparisons (2012 Edition)
United States / Bureau of Labor Statistics - 2003
Showcasing data from all areas of the ILC program and other sources, Charting International Labor Comparisons is a gateway to explore how key labor market and other national economic measurements compare across countries. There are links to previous editions of the Chartbook of International...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005843291
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Assessing Changes in the Monetary Transmission Mechanism: A VAR Approach
Boivin, Jean; Giannoni, Marc Paolo - Columbia University <New York, NY> / Department of Economics; …
Several authors have documented a reduced variability ofoutput and inflation in the United States since the beginningof the 1980s.1 In fact, a comparison of the 1980:1-2001:2 periodwith the two preceding decades shows that the standarddeviation of quarterly output growth has fallen 30...
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On the Relative Performance of Multi-Strategy and Funds of Hedge Funds
Agarwal, Vigas; Kale, Jayant R. - 2007
Hedgefonds verzeichnen seit Jahren substantielle Mittelzuflüsse. Zwei Produkte derHedgefondsindustrie werden dabei besonders stark nachgefragt: Dachhedgefonds und Multi-Strategy (Hedge-)Fonds. Multi-Strategy Fonds können in unterschiedliche Assetklasseninvestieren und sich je nach Marktlage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005855914
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MULTINATIONALS AND US RODUCTIVITYLEADERSHIP: EVIDENCE FROM GREATBRITAIN
Martin, Ralf; Criscuolo, Chiara - Advanced Institute of Management Research <London> - 2005
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005865954
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Sources of Earnings Instability : Estimates from an On-the-Job Search Model of the U.S. Labor Market
Flabbi, Luca; Leonardi, Marco - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2008
Many contributions suggest that earnings instability has increased during the 1980s and1990s. This paper develops and estimates an on-the-job search model of the labor market tostudy the contribution of wage inequality and job mobility in explaining earnings instability. Tostudy the evolution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005860471
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National Economic Accounts
United States / Bureau of Economic Analysis
BEA’s national economic statistics provide a comprehensive view of U.S. production, consumption, investment, exports and imports, and income and saving. These statistics are best known by summary measures such as gross domestic product (GDP), corporate profits, personal income and spending,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005842817