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Investigating the efficiency of insurance companies in a developing country : a data envelopment analysis perspective

Čiković, Katerina Fotova; Cvetkoska, Violeta; … - In: Economies : open access journal 12 (2024) 6, pp. 1-20

Insurance companies play a pivotal role in the financial systems of developing countries, wielding substantial influence on systemic financial stability. Thus, understanding their efficiency, performance, and sustainability is paramount for policymakers and stakeholders alike. The aim of this...

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Debt puzzle : a comparative analysis of public debt's impact on production efficiency across OECD countries

Alqalawi, Usama Robin; Al-Rabbaie, Arqam Abdul Razzaq - In: Economies : open access journal 12 (2024) 7, pp. 1-13

Debt is a fundamental component of modern economic systems. It serves as a source of financing for government, business, and individual projects. Many earlier studies concentrated on the direct relationship between debt and economic performance using different econometric methodologies. This...

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Is cryptocurrency efficient? : a high-frequency asymmetric multifractality analysis

Meng, Kai; Khan, Khalid - In: Computational economics 63 (2024) 6, pp. 2225-2246

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Evaluating managerial efficiency of petrochemical firms in Saudi Arabia

Akhtar, Mohammad Hanif; Asif, Muhammad - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 24 (2017) 1, pp. 244-256

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine managerial efficiency of the whole population of petrochemical firms in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). It also identifies the root causes of inefficiencies and proposes measures to overcome these. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses the...

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Technical efficiency analysis of the Indian drug and pharmaceutical industry

Mahajan, Varun; Nauriyal, D.K.; Singh, S.P. - In: Benchmarking: An International Journal 21 (2014) 5, pp. 734-755

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to measure technical efficiencies, slacks and input/output targets for 50 large Indian pharmaceutical firms. Design/methodology/approach – The data are collected from Prowess of Centre for Monitoring of Indian Economy for the financial year 2010-2011....

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When do firms benefit from environmental regulation?

Schmutzler, Armin - 1998

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Data envelopment analysis of two-stage processes : an alternative (non-conventional) approach

Despotis, Dimitris K.; Sotiros, Dimitris; Koronakos, Gregory - In: International transactions in operational research : a … 32 (2025) 1, pp. 384-405

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Estimating the reservation wage across city groups in Colombia : a stochastic frontier approach

Flórez, Luz A.; Melo Becerra, Ligia Alba; Posada, … - In: Latin American economic review : LAER ; official … 32 (2023), pp. 1-24

We use the stochastic frontier approach to estimate the reservation wage across different city groups in Colombia. We use the information of GEIH from 2008-2019 of 23 urban cities. We find empirical evidence in favor of the search theory predictions that suggest a positive relationship between...

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The relationship between total quality management practices and their effects on bank’s technical efficiency

Salhieh, Loay; Abu-Doleh, Jamal - In: International Journal of Commerce and Management 25 (2015) 2, pp. 173-182

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between total quality management (TQM) practices and banks’ technical efficiency. Design/methodology/approach – A survey questionnaire was constructed to measure TQM practices and quantitative data were collected to...

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Agricultural credit and technical efficiency in Ghana: is there a nexus?

Abdallah, Abdul-Hanan - In: Agricultural Finance Review 76 (2016) 2, pp. 309-324

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of agricultural credit on technical efficiency of Ghanaian maize farmers using a unique dataset drawn from the database of Sub-Saharan Africa’s intensification of food crops agriculture (Afrint II) in 2008 period....

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