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A parametric measure of productivity change from hyperbolic distance function : application to the Vietnamese banking industry
Vu, Ha; Turnell, Sean - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 2 (2012) 5, pp. 63-96
This paper introduces a new parametric measure of productivity change using the hyperbolic distance function. More …, it shows measurements of three components of productivity change. The first component, technical efficiency change, is … investigate productivity change of the Vietnamese banking sector during the 2000–2006 period. The empirical results show that the …
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Efficiency measurement in Greek dairy farms : stochastic frontier vs. data envelopment analysis
Theodoridis, A. M.; Psychoudakis, A. - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 1 (2008) 2, pp. 53-66
Analysis (DEA) have become very popular in the analysis of productive efficiency. This paper undertakes a comparison of the SFA and the constant returns to scale (CRS) and variable returns to scale (VRS) output-oriented DEA models, based on a sample of 165 dairy farms in Greece. However, the aim...
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Why activity based costing (ABC) is still tagging behind the traditional costing in Malaysia?
Rasiah, Devinaga - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 1 (2011) 1, pp. 83-106
This study compares activity-based costing (ABC) model and traditional costing method in Malaysia. Activity based costing (ABC) which was developed into the manufacturing/service sectors in Malaysia. It calculates the cost and performance of activities, resources and cost objects. It can be...
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Befristete Beschäftigung hat keinen Einfluss auf die betriebliche Arbeitsproduktivität
Nielen, Sebastian; Schiersch, Alexander - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 21, pp. 14-17
-- fixed-term employment ; labor productivity ; manufacturing …
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Forschende Unternehmen schneiden besser ab
Eickelpasch, Alexander - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 35, pp. 3-14
, these companies are considerably more efficient than non-research-based companies - in terms of per capita productivity …
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Measuring and decomposing sources of productivity performance in India’s paper and pulp industry under liberalized regime : a nonparametric approach
Ray, Sarbapriya - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 5 (2012) 1, pp. 147-171
The purpose of this study is to develop a methodology in measuring productivity growth by decomposing it into technical … of liberalization on productivity growth of India's paper industry. Specifically, this study quantifies the level of … technical efficiency and technical change in this particular manufacturing sector. The paper applies Malmquist Productivity …
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Foreign direct investment and productivity spillovers : evidence from Turkey
Erdogan, Aysa Ipek - In: Journal of applied finance & banking 1 (2011) 4, pp. 185-199
This article analyzes the horizontal productivity spillover effects of foreign ownership on Turkish firms that are … domestic firms benefit from productivity spillovers from foreign-owned firms. However, absorptive capacity does not matter for … productivity spillover benefits. -- foreign direct investment ; productivity ; spillovers …
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Do high-skill immigrants raise productivity? : evidence from Israeli manufacturing firms, 1990-1999
Paserman, M. Daniele - In: IZA journal of migration : IZAJOM 2 (2013), pp. 1-31
study the effect high skill immigration on productivity. Using a unique data set on manufacturing firms, I investigate … directly whether firms and industries with a higher concentration of immigrants experienced increases in productivity. The … analysis finds no correlation between immigrant concentration and productivity at the firm level in cross-sectional and pooled …
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Eficiencia de las sociedades musicales de la Comunidad Valenciana
Rausell Koster, Pau; Coll-Serrano, Vicente; Abeledo … - In: Revista de métodos cuantitativos para la economía y … 15 (2013), pp. 117-132
Empirical applications for assessing the efficiency in cultural organizations are still scarce. In this paper, we use a non-radial, output-oriented, DEA model for assessing the efficiency of a sample of 292 Musical Societies in the Valencian Community. The interest in this type of cultural...
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Cost efficiency, Morishima, Allen-Uzawa and Cross-Price elasticities among Irish potato farmers in Dedza district, Malawi
Assa, Maganga M.; Edriss, Abdi-Khalil; Matchaya, … - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 6 (2013) 1, pp. 59-73
Malawi has experienced a forward shift in its demand for Irish potato (Solanum tuberosum) consumption. Given limited resources at farmers’ disposal, meeting the growing demand will require farmers to follow the efficient path of the farm production resources. This paper, therefore, is an...
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