criteria: (i) profitability; (ii) risk; (iii) market power, and (iv) efficiency. We use this scorecard to compare the …

This study evaluates the performance of international securities markets by analysing the efficiency, economies of … stock markets. At the heart of this study is an international comparison that explores productivity, efficiency, and … innovation of a wide range of stock exchanges over recent years. There is evidence of considerable variability in the efficiency …

This chapter analyzes the effect of intangible investment on firm efficiency with an emphasis on its software component … technical efficiency in the software intensive manufacturing firms in Turkey for the period 2003-2007. Firms are classified … differentials in their firm efficiency. The results show that the effect of software investment on firm efficiency is larger in high …

the EU that offer superior efficiency than the current, inefficient arrangement. Some policy advice is given to select the …

implemented - along the lines of three efficiency concepts. By structuring the main factors that influence these concepts and by … systems, denoted as 'contestable monopolies', demonstrates a superior overall efficiency while it might be the most sensitive …

productivity growth than other firms. Moreover, automation improves the efficiency of all stages of the production process by … reducing setup time, run time, and inspection time and increasing uptime and quantity produced per worker. The efficiency …