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A Matching Approach to Analyze the Impact of New Agricultural Technologies: Productivity and Technical Efficiency in Niger
Abdoulaye, Ibrahim Djido; Sanders, John H. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
estimate a stochastic production technology frontier to compare technical efficiency of farmers in the extension program. We … test for returns to scale, examine factors affecting technical efficiency of participants, and compare technical efficiency … size producers.Technical efficiency of participants is increasing overtime, younger participants are technically more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880985
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Dynamic caliper matching
Strawiński, Paweł - Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych, Uniwersytet Warszawski - 2011
Matched sampling is a methodology used to estimate treatment effects. A caliper mechanism is used to achieve better similarity among matched pairs. We investigate finite sample properties of matching with calipers and propose a slight modification to the existing mechanism. The simulation study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009645133
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Dynamic Caliper Matching
Strawiński, Paweł - In: Central European Journal of Economic Modelling and … 3 (2011) 2, pp. 97-110
Matched sampling is a methodology used to estimate treatment effects. A caliper mechanism is used to achieve better similarity among matched pairs. We investigate finite sample properties of matching with caliper and propose a slight modification to the existing mechanism. The simulation study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010615745
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Nationalizations and effciency
Crivelli, Ernesto; Staal, Klaas - 2009
allocative and productive efficiency. Nationalization of private firms in case unprofitable investments were made, leads to … increased allocative efficiency despite private ownership. The effort level chosen by the managers working for firms is also … affected by government intervention with an impact on productive efficiency. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003908925
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Appreciating social structures : a strategy for advancing the efficiency and effectiveness loci in organisation
Mupepi, Mambo G. - In: International journal of education economics and development 1 (2010) 4, pp. 306-319
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008665616
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Frontier efficiency methodologies to measure performance in the insurance industry : overview, systemization, and recent developments
Eling, Martin; Luhnen, Michael - In: The Geneva papers on risk and insurance - issues and … 35 (2010) 2, pp. 217-265
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003971778
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Risk-type concentration and efficiency incentives : a challenge for the risk adjustment formula
Kleef, Richard C. van; Beck, Konstatin; Buchner, Florian - In: The Geneva papers on risk and insurance - issues and … 35 (2010) 4, pp. 503-520
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008904949
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Lohnspreizung und Effizienz
Schlicht, Ekkehart - 2008
Wage Dispersion and Efficiency. It is often assumed that markets generate efficient allocations, but these are not … compensating differentials will increase both efficiency and fairness, quite in line with the classical position taken by Adam …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003951472
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A comparison of bancassurance and traditional insurer sales channels
Chang, Pang-ru; Peng, Jin Lung; Fan, Chiang Ku - In: The Geneva papers on risk and insurance - issues and … 36 (2011) 1, pp. 76-93
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009158185
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Are there any cost and profit efficiency gains in financial conglomeration? : evidence from the accession countries
Chronopoulos, Dimitris K.; Girardone, Claudia; … - In: The European journal of finance 17 (2011) 7/8, pp. 603-621
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009509841