Introduction: Theme, Objectives and Structure of the Book -- Methodology: Frontier Efficiency Measurement Techniques … -- Literature Review on Efficiency Studies in the Public Sector -- Applications to German Local Governments -- Summary and …

) investigating market integration and efficiency are based on a static concept – given a set of demand and supply conditions on two …

global warming on grain productivity in different regions of the country. Empirical results of the production efficiency … estimate the technical efficiency during the period of transition to the market economy. By applying a novel approach to the … estimation of production efficiency on a regional level, we assess the grain production potential and determine factors that …