This paper analyzes efficiency and total factor productivity (TFP) change of large agriculturalenterprises during their transition to a market economy in Ukraine. In this case the efficiencyis calculated by data envelopment analysis and the productivity change is measured by theMalmquist...

This dissertation consists of four essays which investigate efficiency analysis, especiallywhen non-discretionary inputs exist. A new approach of the multi-stage Data EnvelopmentAnalysis (DEA) for non-discretionary inputs, statistical inference discussions, andapplications are provided. In the...

This thesis uses the Data Envelopment Analysis to analyze topics in economic history. All parts are concerned with productivity and efficiency. For the United States in the nineteenth century, it is shown that factories were more efficient than artisanal shops, and the hypothesis that regional...

The first chapter investigates the factors that explain the level of technical efficiency of a firm. In an empirical analysis, a unique sample of about 35,000 firms in 256 industries from the German Cost Structure Census over the years 1992-2004 is used. The technical efficiency of the firms is...

Our work has several aims. We have evaluated the Quality of life of the regions (NUTS 3 regions) in the Czech Republic, according to the selected criteria by the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method. This method was initially proposed to evaluate the efficiency. In this paper, the level of...

This research attempts to model performance measurement for the firms listed on Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) using the stochastic frontier approach. There are 121 firms analyzed over the period of 2000-05 with 726 pooled observations. We also test whether firm’s age, size, market share,...

Electricity market reforms have occurred in many countries, including both developed and developing countries. The main objectives for electricity market reform in developed countries focus on reducing the production costs and electricity prices while the developing countries aim to improve...

In this research we will focus on three topics which we think are particularly relevant for hospital competition: i) quality, ii) efficiency, and iii) ownership.i) Quality of health care is the most important good of the health production process. The present thesis presents both a theoretical...