measurement of efficiency, productivity, growth and performance. These concepts are commonly measured residually and difficult to … quantify in practice. In real-life applications, efficiency and productivity estimates are often quite sensitive to the models … topics ranging from the output/input ratio to productivity indexes and national statistics. …

measures can be viewed as measures of productivity and/or efficiency. Linking fields as diverse as index number theory, data … change that are consistent with measurement theory. It then discusses ways in which meaningful measures of productivity … change can be decomposed into measures of technical progress, environmental change, and different types of efficiency change …

The second edition of An Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis is designed to be a general introduction … for those who wish to study efficiency and productivity analysis. The book provides an accessible, well … efficiency and productivity analysis in a well-motivated presentation. (3) It provides detailed advice on computer programs that …