This study examines the determinants of profitability using the US Compustat database during the period 1976-2009. The …. Besides the conventional drivers of profitability a relatedness measure of technology based on patents is explored too, in … business lines and production chains. The drivers of profitability in lags are examined in order to account for their …

estimated profit efficiency. However, compared with cost inefficiency, revenue inefficiency affects more overall profitability …This paper presents new evidence regarding the relation between profit, revenue, and cost efficiencies of U ….S. commercial banks. Building on the widely used nonstandard profit function (NSPF) approach, we show (i) why estimation of NSPF …

one where production per unit of profit of non-financial corporations is lower than in competitive mass production and … profit share is not an increasing function of capacity utilisation. Rather the desired excess capacity is higher compared … since the break-even point where total costs and revenues equalize tends to be lower. The argument is supported with …

inapplicable. Instead, we require observation of profits or other optimizing-values such as costs or revenues, and either prices or …

. Instead, we require observation of profits or other optimizing-values such as costs or revenues, and either prices or price …

estimated. Using the full rainfall distribution and our profit function estimates, we find that Indian farmers on average under … expected profits. Farmers who use skilled forecasts have increased average profit levels but also have more variable profits …

decomposes unobserved heterogeneity in profitability into firm and industry effects and quantifies the relative importance of …, significantly enhances profitability, but also that this relationship is not identical among firms …