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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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Maschinenbau: mittelgroße Unternehmen mit höchsten Einsparpotentialen
Kritikos, Alexander S.; Schiersch, Alexander - In: DIW Wochenbericht 76 (2009) 51/52, pp. 895-899
Der deutsche Maschinenbau ist seit langem sowohl national als auch international sehr erfolgreich. Wie in kaum einem zweiten Sektor dominieren zudem mittelgroße Unternehmen. Eine erste Analyse des DIW Berlin zeigt, dass sich dieser Erfolg nicht auf eine volle Ausschöpfung vorhandener...
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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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Revenue and expenditure nexus: A case study of ECOWAS
Magazzino, Cosimo - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 7 (2013) 2013-13, pp. 1-27
-Saharan African countries. Using yearly data for the period between 1980 and 2011 in fifteen ECOWAS countries, a weak long …
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Using Energy and Materials More Efficiently: Large and Profitable Potentials, But Little Attention from Energy and Climate Policy
Jochem, Eberhard - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 76 (2007) 1, pp. 50-64
The paper first outlines the challenges the global energy system is facing. It then summarises the present knowledge of energy efficient solutions in all energy using sectors from primary energy to useful energy and, more importantly, from useful energy to energy services (material efficiency...
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Energy conservation tracking of Thailand's energy and GHG mitigation plan: A case of Thailand's textile industry
In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 2, pp. 467-473
Thailand's textile industry is the traditional industrial sector which shows the continuous increase in energy consumption and Energy Intensity (EI) index, primarily on electrical and thermal energy. This paper aims to track the implementation of energy conservation measures through the textile...
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Energy Efficiency - the Focus for Transition from an Energy Supply to an Energy Service Policy
Jochem, Eberhard - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 68 (1999) 4, pp. 579-599
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Effects of Ownership on Hospital Efficiency in Germany
Tiemann, Oliver; Schreyögg, Jonas - In: BuR - Business Research 2 (2009) 2, pp. 115-145
The objective of our study was to evaluate the efficiency of public, private for-profit, and private non-profit hospitals in Germany. First, bootstrapped data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to evaluate the efficiency of a panel (n = 1,046) of public, private for-profit, and private...
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Zur Messung von Forschungsleistungen in der Effizienzanalyse: Drittmittel versus Publikationen
Gralka, Sabine; Wohlrabe, Klaus; Bornmann, Lutz - In: ifo Schnelldienst 71 (2018) 16, pp. 26-30
In der Literatur zur Effizienz von Hochschulen werden entweder die eingeworbenen Drittmittel oder die Anzahl der Publikationen als Indikator für institutionelle Forschungsleistungen verwendet. Die vorliegende Studie untersucht, ob beide Indikatoren zu einer ähnlichen oder unterschiedlichen...
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Zur Effizienz der Hochschulen in den ost- und westdeutschen Flächenländern
Eck, Alexander; Gralka, Sabine; Heller, Julia - In: ifo Dresden berichtet 22 (2015) 2, pp. 33-41
Die Effizienz der Hochschulen in den Flächenländern Ost und West liegt im Durchschnitt auf annähernd gleichem Niveau. Innerhalb der ostdeutschen Flächenländer sind auf Länderebene zwischen den Universitäten jedoch erhebliche Effizienzunterschiede festzustellen. Zu diesen Ergebnissen kommt...
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