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Indeterminacy, Stabilization Policy and Returns to Scale: A Re-Investigation

Sim, Nicholas C. S. - In: Topics in Macroeconomics 5 (2005) 1

Abstract This paper examines whether taxation is effective in eliminating sunspot fluctuations by considering two separate model economies by which indeterminacy occurs for empirically plausible specification of the model parameters. In the first model where production exhibits social increasing...

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Value creation through intellectual capital in developed European markets

Shakina, Elena; Barajas, Angel - In: Journal of Economic Studies 41 (2014) 2, pp. 272-291

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the production function of firms based on the use of intellectual capital. The authors come up with this problem since believe that the new economy conditions require an adjustment and a development of classical firm theory. Design/methodology/approach...

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Price transmission market power and industry technology: a note

Weldegebriel, Habtu T.; Wang, Xiuqing; Rayner, Anthony J. - In: China Agricultural Economic Review 4 (2012) 3, pp. 281-299

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a theoretical model of price transmission from the farm to the retail sector, allowing not only for an interaction between oligopoly power, oligopsony power and non‐constant returns to scale in industry technology, but also allowing for the...

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Measuring Efficiency of Islamic and Conventional Banks in MENA Region

Sghaier, Asma; Sabra, Mahmoud; Mighr, Zouhayer; Gilles, … - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economies … 5 (2016) 1, pp. 29-51

This study aims to measure the performance and efficiency of Islamic and conventional banks in the MENA region and its determinants. The authors use for this purpose the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method and the analysis of the Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) method for calculating the...

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Analyzing Africa's Total Factor Productivity Trends: Evidence from the DEA Malmquist Approach

Nondo, Chali; Jaramillo, Juan R - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economies … 7 (2018) 4, pp. 45-61

rate of 1.97% over the period 1992-2007. The decomposition of TFP shows that the major contribution of TFP growth is …

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Analyzing the efficiency of Russian firms

Linz, Susan J.; Rakhovsky, Ilya - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) 4, pp. 430-451

collected in 1992 and 1995 to estimate a stochastic frontier production function for 11 industries. It then aims to investigate … which firm characteristics contributed to variation in technical efficiency between 1992 and 1995. Findings – Firms in low …‐priority sectors exhibited higher efficiency in 1992 than firms in high‐priority sectors; by 1995, efficiency differences diminish …

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Firm’s survival, rating and efficiency: new empirical evidence

Manello, Alessandro; Calabrese, Giuseppe Giulio - In: Industrial Management & Data Systems 117 (2017) 6, pp. 1185-1200

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of firms’ survival during crisis in the Italian automotive value chain. Design/methodology/approach The authors propose a survival analysis, based on a dichotomic model, in which supply chain features, technical efficiency...

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After the financial crisis: a cost efficiency analysis of banks from Saudi Arabia

Hanif Akhtar, Mohammad - In: International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern … 6 (2013) 4, pp. 322-332

the impact of financial crisis across bank efficiency remains weak and inconclusive. Research limitations … the determinants of cost efficiency. It provides valuable insights to both the bank managers and public policy makers who …

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Environmental performance and technical efficiency, is there a link?

Alexopoulos, Ilias; Kounetas, Kostas; Tzelepis, Dimitris - In: International Journal of Productivity and Performance … 61 (2011) 1, pp. 6-23

Purpose – The recent performance literature suggests that policies that enhance corporate environmental performance are more likely to lead to sustainable development, as these strategies are connected to superior technical efficiency. This paper aims to investigate the possible link between...

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Systematic review and meta-regression analysis of technical efficiency in dairy farms

Mareth, Taciana; Thomé, Antonio Marcio Tavares; Cyrino … - In: International Journal of Productivity and Performance … 65 (2016) 3, pp. 279-301

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to complement and extend previous literature reviews on Technical Efficiency (TE) in dairy farms, analysing the effects of different methodologies and study-specific characteristics on Mean TE (MTE). Design/methodology/approach – The researchers...

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