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Texas A&M University
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Preciado Arreola, Jose Luis.
Functional Estimator Selection Techniques for Production Functions and Frontiers.
Degree: PhD, Industrial Engineering, 2016, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/174230 
► This dissertation provides frameworks to select production function estimators in both the state-contingent and the general monotonic and concave cases. It first presents a Birth-Death…
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▼ This dissertation provides frameworks to select production function estimators in both the state-contingent and the general monotonic and concave cases. It first presents a Birth-Death Markov Chain Monte Carlo (BDMCMC) Bayesian algorithm to endogenously estimate the number of previously unobserved states of nature for a state-contingent
frontier. Secondly, it contains a Reversible Jump Markov Chain Monte Carlo (RJMCMC) algorithm to determine a parsimonious piecewise linear description of a multiplicative monotonic and concave production
frontier. The RJMCMC based algorithm is the first computationally efficient one-stage estimator of production frontiers with potentially heteroscedastic inefficiency distribution and environmental variables. Thirdly, it provides general framework, based on machine learning concepts, repeated learning-testing and parametric bootstrapping techniques, to select the best monotonic and concave functional estimator for a production function from a pool of functional estimators. This framework is the first to test potentially nonlinear production function estimators on actual datasets, rather than extrapolation of Monte Carlo simulation results.
Advisors/Committee Members: Johnson, Andrew L (advisor), Ding, Yu (committee member), Bhattacharya, Anirban (committee member), Gautam, Natarajan (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: model selection; Stochastic Frontier Analysis
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Preciado Arreola, J. L. (2016). Functional Estimator Selection Techniques for Production Functions and Frontiers. (Doctoral Dissertation). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/174230
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Preciado Arreola, Jose Luis. “Functional Estimator Selection Techniques for Production Functions and Frontiers.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/174230.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Preciado Arreola, Jose Luis. “Functional Estimator Selection Techniques for Production Functions and Frontiers.” 2016. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Preciado Arreola JL. Functional Estimator Selection Techniques for Production Functions and Frontiers. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/174230.
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Preciado Arreola JL. Functional Estimator Selection Techniques for Production Functions and Frontiers. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Texas A&M University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/174230
University of Georgia
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Chumbler, James Milton.
Utilization of logging capacity in the southern United States and Maine.
Degree: 2014, University of Georgia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/29390
► Timber harvesting businesses do not have a standard method to quantify performance or determine the capacity of an individual logging crew. Both productivity and efficiency…
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▼ Timber harvesting businesses do not have a standard method to quantify performance or determine the capacity of an individual logging crew. Both productivity and efficiency are often used as measures of performance. Productivity is the ratio
of output to input. Efficiency is a comparison or ratio between an observed level of output and a benchmark, defined as the optimal level of output (capacity) for a given a level of input. This study attempts to define input, output, and a benchmarking
technique to estimate utilization of production capacity for individual logging crews. Approximately 60 logging crews provided weekly production data during 2000 and 2001. The weekly data serves as a quantitative narrative of the workweek, explaining the
number and types of loads hauled, the amount of labor employed, the number of moves, and the extent of use of contract trucking. To estimate technical efficiency, stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) was applied. A production frontier was estimated based
on production, labor, and capital expense estimate. The capital expense estimate uses each crew’s scheduled machine-hours and equipment mix to predict a cost per scheduled machine-hour. Explanatory environmental variables were tested for significance and
influence on production. SFA shows great promise as a means to benchmark logging crew production capacity.
Subjects/Keywords: Logging Efficiency; Logging Capacity; Stochastic Frontier Analysis
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Chumbler, J. M. (2014). Utilization of logging capacity in the southern United States and Maine. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/29390
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Chumbler, James Milton. “Utilization of logging capacity in the southern United States and Maine.” 2014. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10724/29390.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Chumbler, James Milton. “Utilization of logging capacity in the southern United States and Maine.” 2014. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Chumbler JM. Utilization of logging capacity in the southern United States and Maine. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/29390.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Chumbler JM. Utilization of logging capacity in the southern United States and Maine. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/29390
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of New South Wales
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Schofield, Stuart Guy.
Corporate governance and the relevance of private equity.
Degree: Banking & Finance, 2014, University of New South Wales
URL: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53410
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https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12105/SOURCE02?view=true
► In this thesis I examine the impact of private equity on improving the quality of corporate governance. Using stochastic frontier analysis I create a direct…
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▼ In this thesis I examine the impact of private equity on improving the quality of corporate governance. Using
stochastic frontier analysis I create a direct estimate of governance effectiveness having controlled for company and industry characteristics and also for chance events over time (following Habib et al. 1997). Using data from the U.S. for 2002-2006 I find that the average company’s value is 15 percent lower than that of a value maximising company. I then investigate the association between the shortfall and governance measures, employing both governance variables and governance factors that represent different dimensions of corporate governance. I find that governance can account for much of the shortfall in company value. The significance of incentive and monitoring mechanisms however varies according to the moral hazard environment. Given the mixed results in the literature on governance and performance, I corroborate and expand my findings by examining companies who were targets of private equity firms during the private equity wave of 2003-2007. Private equity practitioners see their contribution as “governance arbitrage”. I find evidence that supports this assertion. The data also suggest that the average company reduces its shortfall at a faster pace when there is a higher likelihood of a bid from a private equity firm. The relevance of private equity to the corporate governance process is therefore both direct (i.e., from a buyout and, in many cases, a later relisting) and indirect. These results cast new perspectives on the proposition that the public corporation has been “eclipsed” (Jensen 1989). Our results reveal that private equity does not so much threaten to eclipse the public corporation as act as a complementary external corporate governance mechanism to prevent the public corporation, in the longer term, from being eclipsed. I conclude that capital market participants such as private equity are therefore relevant to ensuring the survival of the public corporation by providing an additional mechanism to instigate change in a company’s governance.
Advisors/Committee Members: Adam, Chris, Banking & Finance, Australian School of Business, UNSW.
Subjects/Keywords: Stochastic Frontier Analysis; Corporate Governance; Private Equity
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Schofield, S. G. (2014). Corporate governance and the relevance of private equity. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of New South Wales. Retrieved from http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53410 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12105/SOURCE02?view=true
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Schofield, Stuart Guy. “Corporate governance and the relevance of private equity.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, University of New South Wales. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53410 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12105/SOURCE02?view=true.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Schofield, Stuart Guy. “Corporate governance and the relevance of private equity.” 2014. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Schofield SG. Corporate governance and the relevance of private equity. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53410 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12105/SOURCE02?view=true.
Council of Science Editors:
Schofield SG. Corporate governance and the relevance of private equity. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of New South Wales; 2014. Available from: http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/53410 ; https://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/fapi/datastream/unsworks:12105/SOURCE02?view=true
Technical University of Lisbon
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Silva, Catarina Pita de Vasconcelos Coelho da.
O Sistema Bancário Português: Eficiência e outras propostas de valor.
Degree: 2010, Technical University of Lisbon
URL: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/2389
► Mestrado em Ciências Económicas
O Sistema Bancário Português (SBP) tem evoluído ao longo dos últimos vinte anos, não só ao nível do desempenho financeiro e…
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▼ Mestrado em Ciências Económicas
O Sistema Bancário Português (SBP) tem evoluído ao longo dos últimos vinte anos, não só ao nível do desempenho financeiro e do número de instituições bancárias que o compõe, como ao nível, dos objectivos económicos que pautam os gestores destas empresas. O aumento da concorrência e a globalização estão na base da procura de melhores práticas de mercado e na crescente procura da produtividade e da eficiência das instituições. A utilização do método paramétrico, Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA), permitiu estudar a eficiência de vinte e quatro Instituições Financeiras (IF), que operaram em Portugal entre 2000 e 2008. Assume-se como premissa que a eficiência do SBP é dada por factores empresariais, nomeadamente pelo Resultado Líquido das Instituições e não se adopta a Teoria da Intermediação dos Mercados Financeiros. Conclui-se que o total do activo, os recursos captados, o crédito concedido e rácio custos sobre o produto bancário (ou, cost to income), permitem explicar a eficiência técnica do SBP, com nível de significância de 95%. A eficiência técnica ronda os 70%, aumentando apenas quando introduzido o efeito conjunto entre o total do activo e o volume de crédito concedido, das IF em análise, para um nível superior, de aproximadamente 75%. A actividade desempenhada pelas instituições postais francesa, italiana e suiça (La Banque Postal, Banco Posta e Post Finance, respectivamente), são exemplos de outras propostas de valor e de outras formas de eficiência do mercado de retalho bancário. Em Portugal, os CTT detêm um posicionamento singular e reúnem características (como a proximidade com a população, através de uma rede capilar de atendimento e uma marca de confiança) que lhes dão legitimidade para a venda de produtos financeiros, simples e fáceis de perceber pelo mass-market.
Over the past twenty years the Portuguese Bank System has been suffering a huge number of modifications, related with the financial activity performance, economic goals and the number of institutions performing in the market. The best market practices and efficiency are often related with globalization phenomenon and with the increasing of competitiveness among the financial markets. A Stochastic Frontier Model is used to study the efficiency in twenty four Financial Institutions operating in Portugal between 2000 and 2008. It has been assumed that the efficiency of the Portuguese Bank System is related with the economic goals including the Net Profit of the Institutions that are related with total of net income of any Financial Institution, thus it has not been assumed the theory of Financial Intermediation as a basic hypothesis of the model. It follows that the total assets, the funds raised, the credit granted and the cost to income ratio, can explain the technical efficiency of the Portuguese Bank System, with a significant level of 95%. The technical inefficiency is around 70% and the author proposes to assume a "joint effect" between total assets and lending to, in the IF analysis, so that the…
Advisors/Committee Members: Ferreira, Maria Cândida.
Subjects/Keywords: Eficiência; Produtividade; Sistema Bancário Português; Stochastic Frontier Analysis; Operadores Postais; Efficiency; Productivity; Portuguese Bank System; Stochastic Frontier Analysis; Postal Operators
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Silva, C. P. d. V. C. d. (2010). O Sistema Bancário Português: Eficiência e outras propostas de valor. (Thesis). Technical University of Lisbon. Retrieved from http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/2389
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Silva, Catarina Pita de Vasconcelos Coelho da. “O Sistema Bancário Português: Eficiência e outras propostas de valor.” 2010. Thesis, Technical University of Lisbon. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/2389.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Silva, Catarina Pita de Vasconcelos Coelho da. “O Sistema Bancário Português: Eficiência e outras propostas de valor.” 2010. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Silva CPdVCd. O Sistema Bancário Português: Eficiência e outras propostas de valor. [Internet] [Thesis]. Technical University of Lisbon; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/2389.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Silva CPdVCd. O Sistema Bancário Português: Eficiência e outras propostas de valor. [Thesis]. Technical University of Lisbon; 2010. Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/2389
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Vienna
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Von Der Goltz, Andreas.
Efficiency of Austrian hospitals.
Degree: 2010, University of Vienna
URL: http://othes.univie.ac.at/11661/
► Diese Diplomarbeit wendet eine Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) auf Daten der österreichischen Fondsspitäler an. Das Ziel hierbei ist eine Evaluierung der Effizienz des österreichischen Spitalswesen.…
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▼ Diese Diplomarbeit wendet eine Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) auf Daten der österreichischen Fondsspitäler an. Das Ziel hierbei ist eine Evaluierung der Effizienz des österreichischen Spitalswesen. Es wird gezeigt, dass beträchtliche Effizienzdefizite existieren. Es lassen sich statistisch signifikante Unterschiede zwischen einzelnen Regionen und Eigentümern erkennen. Weiters zeigt ein systematischer Vergleich mit einer Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Studie, dass ein DEA Model der `constant returns to scale' Variante den SFA Ergebnissen wesentlich ähnlicher ist als die Ergebnisse des DEA `variable returns to scale' Modells. Ingesamt lässt sich jedoch feststellen, dass die Ergebnisse unabhängig von der angewandten Technik gleiche Tendenzen aufzeigen und sich somit gegenseitig bestätigen.
The aim of this master's thesis is to evaluate inefficiencies in the Austrian hospital sector. In the first step a Stochastic Frontier Analysis is applied on a dataset which includes all hospitals which are funded by the state's health funds and which account for about 77% of Austrian hospital beds. The findings show that inefficiencies exist, which vary greatly between states and ownership structure. To get a better understanding of the applied technique a systematic comparison with another DEA study is applied. It is shown that the DEA constant returns to scale model is much more closely related to the SFA estimates than a variable returns to scale model. Still, the results on groups of hospitals are relatively stable regardless of which model or technique is applied.
Subjects/Keywords: 83.99 Volkswirtschaft: Sonstiges; Spitäler / Krankenhäuser / Effizienz / Stochastic / Frontier / Analysis / DEA / SFA; hospital / efficiency / stochastic / Frontier / analysis / SFA / DEA
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Von Der Goltz, A. (2010). Efficiency of Austrian hospitals. (Thesis). University of Vienna. Retrieved from http://othes.univie.ac.at/11661/
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Von Der Goltz, Andreas. “Efficiency of Austrian hospitals.” 2010. Thesis, University of Vienna. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://othes.univie.ac.at/11661/.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Von Der Goltz, Andreas. “Efficiency of Austrian hospitals.” 2010. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Von Der Goltz A. Efficiency of Austrian hospitals. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Vienna; 2010. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://othes.univie.ac.at/11661/.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Von Der Goltz A. Efficiency of Austrian hospitals. [Thesis]. University of Vienna; 2010. Available from: http://othes.univie.ac.at/11661/
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Vanderbilt University
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Shepherd, Justin Cole.
Linking University Expenses to Performance Outcomes: A Look at Departments, Colleges, and Institutions.
Degree: PhD, Leadership and Policy Studies, 2014, Vanderbilt University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/12793
► Falling state appropriations, rising tuition, and increasing student loan burdens have introduced new challenges for public higher education and raised questions of affordability, accessibility, and…
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▼ Falling state appropriations, rising tuition, and increasing student loan burdens have introduced new challenges for public higher education and raised questions of affordability, accessibility, and accountability. Policymakers have responded by introducing reforms such as performance funding and deregulation to measure efficiency and improve institutional performance. These reforms rely on competition and markets, treating higher education like a business and using a production function based framework to turn financial and student inputs into institutional outputs. This dissertation modifies and applies such a business model to higher education to evaluate the relationships between inputs and expenses, expenses and outputs, and the institutional efficiency in the production of key policy indicators. Using panel data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, University of Texas System, and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, I am able to examine these relationships at the institutional, school, and departmental levels using multivariate regressions, fixed effects,
stochastic frontier analysis, and data envelopment
analysis. These methods, and the various levels of
analysis, are rarely seen in higher education research and they offer a comprehensive view of the higher education production function. The results reveal strong relationships between revenues and expenses, indicating a close alignment between the source of funding and how it is used. Expenditures, however, are not strongly related to outputs. This shows a lack of variation in institutional performance and suggests an optimal input-output mix rather than a linear relationship. Finally, in looking at institutional efficiencies in comparison to this optimal point, most institutions are relatively efficient when compared to their peers after controlling for their Carnegie classification and proxies for the quality of their inputs. While state reforms are built upon the premise of doing more with less, these findings challenge this assumption and show that students themselves are the drivers of performance in higher education and that most institutions are actually performing quite well. Indeed, cuts to higher education as a result of the Great Recession and state reform are pulling institutions away from this optimal point and hurting institutional educational processes.
Advisors/Committee Members: Stella M. Flores (committee member), Christopher P. Loss (committee member), Michael K. McLendon (committee member), Alisa Hicklin-Fryar (committee member), William R. Doyle (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: performance funding; data envelopment analysis; stochastic frontier analysis; finance; higher education
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Shepherd, J. C. (2014). Linking University Expenses to Performance Outcomes: A Look at Departments, Colleges, and Institutions. (Doctoral Dissertation). Vanderbilt University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1803/12793
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Shepherd, Justin Cole. “Linking University Expenses to Performance Outcomes: A Look at Departments, Colleges, and Institutions.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Vanderbilt University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1803/12793.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Shepherd, Justin Cole. “Linking University Expenses to Performance Outcomes: A Look at Departments, Colleges, and Institutions.” 2014. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Shepherd JC. Linking University Expenses to Performance Outcomes: A Look at Departments, Colleges, and Institutions. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Vanderbilt University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/12793.
Council of Science Editors:
Shepherd JC. Linking University Expenses to Performance Outcomes: A Look at Departments, Colleges, and Institutions. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Vanderbilt University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1803/12793
Universidade Nova
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Castro, Pedro Sucena e.
Hospital Efficiency: Directed internship: Deloitte & NOVA SBE.
Degree: 2012, Universidade Nova
URL: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/9594
► A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business…
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▼ A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics
In a context of economic recession, where resource scarcity follows every manager, efficiency is the only way out. Health Care is no exception. Continuous budgetary cuts from central authorities led to increasing pressures in hospital managers to achieve efficient results. In light of being able to quantify efficiency, this work project has the aim of identifying the best of two frontier based analysis (Stochastic Frontier Analysis and Data Envelopment Analysis) by performing efficiency estimations for a single year using variables from the Portuguese reality, allowing the identification of inefficiency sources.
Efficiency scores will be obtained to compare hospitals for efficiency ranks and several efficiency-seeking suggestions will be stated in the end.
The scores obtained from the estimations show that some hospitals still have a rough path to endure if they are to achieve economic efficiency. From the analysis we can see that efficient hospitals vary for each model. (8 in SFA [hospitals with a score higher than 0.95] and 17 in DEA). Estimation outputs suggest that changes in hospital size or services provided should occur in order to achieve higher efficiency, which is in light with the presently taken health policies.
Advisors/Committee Members: Barros, Pedro Pita.
Subjects/Keywords: Hospitals; Stochastic frontier analysis; Data envelopment analysis; Technical efficiency; Allocative efficiency
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Castro, P. S. e. (2012). Hospital Efficiency: Directed internship: Deloitte & NOVA SBE. (Thesis). Universidade Nova. Retrieved from http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/9594
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Castro, Pedro Sucena e. “Hospital Efficiency: Directed internship: Deloitte & NOVA SBE.” 2012. Thesis, Universidade Nova. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/9594.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Castro, Pedro Sucena e. “Hospital Efficiency: Directed internship: Deloitte & NOVA SBE.” 2012. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Castro PSe. Hospital Efficiency: Directed internship: Deloitte & NOVA SBE. [Internet] [Thesis]. Universidade Nova; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/9594.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Castro PSe. Hospital Efficiency: Directed internship: Deloitte & NOVA SBE. [Thesis]. Universidade Nova; 2012. Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/9594
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Penn State University
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Campbell, Anthony J.
Limitations on Regeneration Potential Following Even-aged Harvests in Mixed-oak Stands.
Degree: 2013, Penn State University
URL: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/17348
► Forest managers are interested in factors that inhibit oak (Quercus spp.) success, because of wide-spread regeneration failures in the forests of the eastern United States.…
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▼ Forest managers are interested in factors that inhibit oak (Quercus spp.) success, because of wide-spread regeneration failures in the forests of the eastern United States. Using
stochastic frontier analysis, this project investigated the effects of pre-harvest levels of rhizomatous fern, mountain-laurel (Kalmia latifolia L.), and tall shrub cover on oak, red maple (Acer rubrum L.), and total regeneration abundance in the decade after even-aged harvest. The data used were collected from 18 mixed-oak stands in central Pennsylvania. Stands were harvested between 1997 and 2001, and were followed through their tenth growing season. Parameter estimates were compared to determine if regeneration differed in its response to the three classes of interfering vegetation and non-modeled factors. Oak and total regeneration responded similarly to rhizomatous fern and tall shrub cover, and were inhibited least by mountain-laurel. No significant relationship was found between tall shrub cover and abundance of red maple regeneration, but this species was significantly inhibited by rhizomatous fern and mountain-laurel cover, the former having the most severe effect. Oak and red maple responded very similarly to rhizomatous fern and mountain-laurel cover, but red maple exhibited significantly more resiliency to non-modeled inhibitory factors regardless of cover type.
Stochastic frontier analysis was also compared with boundary
analysis to demonstrate the superiority of the former as a tool for estimating maximum values.
Advisors/Committee Members: Kim C Steiner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor, James Craig Finley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor, Laura P Leites, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor.
Subjects/Keywords: stochastic frontier analysis; oak regeneration; interfering vegetation; mixed-oak forests
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Campbell, A. J. (2013). Limitations on Regeneration Potential Following Even-aged Harvests in Mixed-oak Stands. (Thesis). Penn State University. Retrieved from https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/17348
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Campbell, Anthony J. “Limitations on Regeneration Potential Following Even-aged Harvests in Mixed-oak Stands.” 2013. Thesis, Penn State University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/17348.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Campbell, Anthony J. “Limitations on Regeneration Potential Following Even-aged Harvests in Mixed-oak Stands.” 2013. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Campbell AJ. Limitations on Regeneration Potential Following Even-aged Harvests in Mixed-oak Stands. [Internet] [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/17348.
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Campbell AJ. Limitations on Regeneration Potential Following Even-aged Harvests in Mixed-oak Stands. [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2013. Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/17348
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Texas A&M University
9.
Farnsworth, Benjamin E.
A Production Model to Measure Technical Efficiency in the Refrigerated Warehouse Industry.
Degree: MS, Agricultural Economics, 2015, Texas A&M University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155725
► Warehouses are a vital link in the global supply chain, and play a critical role in inventory flow by providing points of storage and coordination.…
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▼ Warehouses are a vital link in the global supply chain, and play a critical role in inventory flow by providing points of storage and coordination. While much work has been done on individual parts of the warehousing process, only a handful of studies have analyzed the technical efficiency of the warehouse as a whole. As a subset of this industry, refrigerated warehouses provide a much needed role in the distribution of agricultural, food, and pharmaceutical products. As such, they have unique parameters that set them apart from other warehousing operations. There has been little formal
analysis on refrigerated warehousing. Here, a production model for refrigerated warehouses is reported, and firm-specific technical efficiency estimates obtained through
stochastic frontier analysis are provided. In addition, factors affecting efficiency were identified. This study found the mean efficiency estimated for the refrigerated warehouse industry in 2012 was 0.72. Additionally, the number of inventory turns was found to correlate with increased efficiency while order error percentage and occupancy of warehouse space were correlated with inefficiency.
Advisors/Committee Members: Salin, Victoria (advisor), Capps, Jr., Oral (committee member), Leatham, David J (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: technical efficiency; stochastic frontier analysis; warehousing; refrigerated warehouse
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Farnsworth, B. E. (2015). A Production Model to Measure Technical Efficiency in the Refrigerated Warehouse Industry. (Masters Thesis). Texas A&M University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155725
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Farnsworth, Benjamin E. “A Production Model to Measure Technical Efficiency in the Refrigerated Warehouse Industry.” 2015. Masters Thesis, Texas A&M University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155725.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Farnsworth, Benjamin E. “A Production Model to Measure Technical Efficiency in the Refrigerated Warehouse Industry.” 2015. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Farnsworth BE. A Production Model to Measure Technical Efficiency in the Refrigerated Warehouse Industry. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155725.
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Farnsworth BE. A Production Model to Measure Technical Efficiency in the Refrigerated Warehouse Industry. [Masters Thesis]. Texas A&M University; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155725
Universidade Nova
10.
Neves, Ana Catarina Arranhado.
Benchmarking in primary health care: An application of the stochasticd frontier analysis and the grades of membership approach to Portuguese family health units.
Degree: 2011, Universidade Nova
URL: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/10097
► A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business…
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▼ A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics
This work aims at assessing the Portuguese family health units, whose creation was part of the primary health care reform that began in 2005, in terms of their performance. Family health units are ranked with regard to cost efficiency – stochastic frontier analysis is the econometric technique followed – and the establishment of extreme profiles they compare to is determined through the grades of membership approach. The definition of specific goals for each family health unit to achieve in terms of performance are delivered as the final output of this work, which should allow for improvement of efficiency levels.
Advisors/Committee Members: Barros, Pedro Pita.
Subjects/Keywords: Stochastic frontier analysis; Grades of membership; Primary health care
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Neves, A. C. A. (2011). Benchmarking in primary health care: An application of the stochasticd frontier analysis and the grades of membership approach to Portuguese family health units. (Thesis). Universidade Nova. Retrieved from http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/10097
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Neves, Ana Catarina Arranhado. “Benchmarking in primary health care: An application of the stochasticd frontier analysis and the grades of membership approach to Portuguese family health units.” 2011. Thesis, Universidade Nova. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/10097.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Neves, Ana Catarina Arranhado. “Benchmarking in primary health care: An application of the stochasticd frontier analysis and the grades of membership approach to Portuguese family health units.” 2011. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Neves ACA. Benchmarking in primary health care: An application of the stochasticd frontier analysis and the grades of membership approach to Portuguese family health units. [Internet] [Thesis]. Universidade Nova; 2011. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/10097.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Neves ACA. Benchmarking in primary health care: An application of the stochasticd frontier analysis and the grades of membership approach to Portuguese family health units. [Thesis]. Universidade Nova; 2011. Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/10097
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Universidade Nova
11.
Silva, Tiago Lopes da.
Cost efficiency in the Portuguese water sector: The case of multimunicipal systems operating at the bulk level.
Degree: 2013, Universidade Nova
URL: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/11602
► A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business…
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▼ A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics
The purpose of this paper is to study the cost efficiency of multimunicipal systems operating at the bulk level in the Portuguese water sector. We will use Pooled OLS, Fixed Effects and Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) to study the role of structural variables such as water losses, network density, water sources, quality measures, rainfall and topography in explaining the cost differences among those systems. Moreover, using SFA we determine operators’ efficiency scores. We found that inefficiency of operators remained constant over time. The main source of the distance to the cost frontier is a high degree of inefficiency and not exogenous random shocks.
Advisors/Committee Members: Peralta, Susana.
Subjects/Keywords: Portuguese water sector; Wholesale market; Cost efficiency; Stochastic frontier analysis
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Silva, T. L. d. (2013). Cost efficiency in the Portuguese water sector: The case of multimunicipal systems operating at the bulk level. (Thesis). Universidade Nova. Retrieved from http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/11602
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Silva, Tiago Lopes da. “Cost efficiency in the Portuguese water sector: The case of multimunicipal systems operating at the bulk level.” 2013. Thesis, Universidade Nova. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/11602.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Silva, Tiago Lopes da. “Cost efficiency in the Portuguese water sector: The case of multimunicipal systems operating at the bulk level.” 2013. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Silva TLd. Cost efficiency in the Portuguese water sector: The case of multimunicipal systems operating at the bulk level. [Internet] [Thesis]. Universidade Nova; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/11602.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Silva TLd. Cost efficiency in the Portuguese water sector: The case of multimunicipal systems operating at the bulk level. [Thesis]. Universidade Nova; 2013. Available from: http://www.rcaap.pt/detail.jsp?id=oai:run.unl.pt:10362/11602
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Colorado State University
12.
Keenan, Andrew.
Evaluating the efficiency of conservation efforts: a frontier regression approach.
Degree: MA, Economics, 2012, Colorado State University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/68120
► Conservation efforts in the United Kingdom began in 1949 with the Nature Conservancy Act. The goals of this legislation were to preserve natural areas and…
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▼ Conservation efforts in the United Kingdom began in 1949 with the Nature Conservancy Act. The goals of this legislation were to preserve natural areas and areas inhabited by threatened and endangered species, as well as provide the opportunity for research. The objective of this thesis is to apply
stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) to better evaluate the efficiency of threatened and endangered species conservation efforts. SFA will build upon previous
analysis that uses cost-utility
analysis to measure the effectiveness of a Species Action Plan (SAP). This new application of a SFA will help improve the assessment of efficiency of government programs, and is an improvement from existing conservation efficiency measures because the
analysis does not require assumptions of the value of a species. The absence of assumptions on value helps the
analysis reflect actual funding decisions and better allows for interspecies comparisons. The results will not only provide a more robust
analysis, but also have practical application in evaluating the efficiency of a species recovery and give conservation efforts a better measurement tool. With an effective efficiency measure in place, programs will be better judged and shifts in funding or changes to specific plans are possible.
Advisors/Committee Members: Kling, Robert (advisor), Anderson, Aaron (committee member), Goemans, Chris (committee member), Pena, Anita (committee member).
Subjects/Keywords: species conservation; SFA; stochastic frontier analysis; conservation output protection years; COPY
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Keenan, A. (2012). Evaluating the efficiency of conservation efforts: a frontier regression approach. (Masters Thesis). Colorado State University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10217/68120
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Keenan, Andrew. “Evaluating the efficiency of conservation efforts: a frontier regression approach.” 2012. Masters Thesis, Colorado State University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10217/68120.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Keenan, Andrew. “Evaluating the efficiency of conservation efforts: a frontier regression approach.” 2012. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Keenan A. Evaluating the efficiency of conservation efforts: a frontier regression approach. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Colorado State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/68120.
Council of Science Editors:
Keenan A. Evaluating the efficiency of conservation efforts: a frontier regression approach. [Masters Thesis]. Colorado State University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10217/68120
National University of Ireland – Galway
13.
Gillespie, Patrick R.
Dairy and grassland economics in an era of possible expansion
.
Degree: 2015, National University of Ireland – Galway
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10379/5317
► Thesis focuses on the efficiency and the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) which is associated with the dairy enterprise of Specialist Dairy farms. The approach uses…
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▼ Thesis focuses on the efficiency and the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) which is associated with the dairy enterprise of Specialist Dairy farms. The approach uses econometric methods to generate its measures. Special emphasis is given to the effect of milk quota policy on these measures, and this is timely given the abolition of milk quotas as of April 2015. The objectives of this thesis are enumerated below;
1. to establish long term trends in productivity measures using NFS data,
2. to quantify and decompose TFP for Irish dairy farms,
3. to examine the distributional effects of milk quota policy, and
4. to assess the effect of grass utilisation on dairy efficiency.
The thesis opens with an in-depth view of quota policy, followed by a more general view of the policy environment that is relevant to dairy farms. Further context is provided with a statistical
analysis of long term structural developments in the dairy sector. The
analysis of TFP is data intensive, so a detailed discussion of how this requirement is satisfied precedes the analytical chapters. The resulting data are then used to achieve a long-run
analysis of dairy productivity. The chapters progress from this long-run Irish
analysis to a shorter cross-country comparison which serves as a natural experiment, and finally to a wider selection of countries in an effort to assess the effect grass utilisation has on various forms of efficiency.
Advisors/Committee Members: Hynes, Stephen (advisor), O'Donoghue, Cathal (advisor), Thorne, Fiona (advisor), Hennessy, Thia (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Dairy;
Economics;
Efficiency;
Grass;
Milk quota;
Productivity;
Stochastic frontier analysis;
Economics
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Gillespie, P. R. (2015). Dairy and grassland economics in an era of possible expansion
. (Thesis). National University of Ireland – Galway. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10379/5317
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gillespie, Patrick R. “Dairy and grassland economics in an era of possible expansion
.” 2015. Thesis, National University of Ireland – Galway. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10379/5317.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gillespie, Patrick R. “Dairy and grassland economics in an era of possible expansion
.” 2015. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Gillespie PR. Dairy and grassland economics in an era of possible expansion
. [Internet] [Thesis]. National University of Ireland – Galway; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10379/5317.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Gillespie PR. Dairy and grassland economics in an era of possible expansion
. [Thesis]. National University of Ireland – Galway; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10379/5317
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Loughborough University
14.
Zhang, Miao.
The comparison of stochastic frontier analysis with panel data models.
Degree: PhD, 2012, Loughborough University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2134/9643
► From the idea of efficiency raised by Koopmans in 1951, and the panel data first introduced into the efficiency analysis by Pitt and Lee (1981)…
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▼ From the idea of efficiency raised by Koopmans in 1951, and the panel data first introduced into the efficiency analysis by Pitt and Lee (1981) and Schmidt and Sickles (1984), the techniques of stochastic frontier analysis are fast developed and the applications of stochastic frontier are widely used in different areas, such as education, industry and hospital. But most researchers focus on only one aspect, either the development of new models or empirical applications. This thesis attempts to fill the gap to get a general idea of the properties of different panel data stochastic frontier models, on both statistical aspects and economic aspects, by the comparison of different models applied to different production applications. The thesis is also attempt to shed light on whether particular panel data stochastic frontier models are better suited to different data sets. The models selected capture the simplest situation, with no heterogeneity or heteroscedasticity, and complicated ones, with exogenous variables included in the models. Not only the classical models, such as the Pitt and Lee (1981) and Battese and Coelli (1992.1995), but also the new developed models, such as the latent class model and fixed management model are detected in the thesis. On the economic aspect, the data selected captures both microeconomic and macroeconomic, with the application to the World GDP and the Italian manufacturing industry. The results show that: the panel data stochastic frontier models perform better on the microeconomic level than on the macroeconomic level; the classical models perform better than the new developed ones; some panel data stochastic frontier models make ideal assumptions but the requirements to the dataset are hard to achieve; that the influence from the exogenous variables is quite strong.
Subjects/Keywords: 338.5; Production efficiency; Panel data; Stochastic frontier analysis; Comparison; Heteroscedasticity; Heterogeneity
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Zhang, M. (2012). The comparison of stochastic frontier analysis with panel data models. (Doctoral Dissertation). Loughborough University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2134/9643
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zhang, Miao. “The comparison of stochastic frontier analysis with panel data models.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Loughborough University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2134/9643.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zhang, Miao. “The comparison of stochastic frontier analysis with panel data models.” 2012. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Zhang M. The comparison of stochastic frontier analysis with panel data models. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Loughborough University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2134/9643.
Council of Science Editors:
Zhang M. The comparison of stochastic frontier analysis with panel data models. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Loughborough University; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2134/9643
University of Missouri – Columbia
15.
Elliott, Matthew Stewart.
Technical analysis of evolving farm organization.
Degree: 2013, University of Missouri – Columbia
URL: https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/37610
► In the 20th century, some farm organizations have evolved to include more separation of ownership and control, formality, and complexity. We examine propositions of existing…
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▼ In the 20th century, some farm organizations have evolved to include more separation of ownership and control, formality, and complexity. We examine propositions of existing theory on the effects to farm success and farm technical efficiency from agency costs in separated ownership and control farm production. Using Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) data, structural equation modeling and
stochastic frontier analysis, we found evidence that separated ownership and control farms had greater farm success and were more likely to be technically efficient than combined ownership and control farms. Our empirical results did not identify agency costs in separation of ownership and control farming as an absolute limiting factor in farm organization evolution. We suggest the inability to confirm propositions of existing theory on farm organization may be a result to changes in farm organization in the 20th century that have increased the complexity of understanding farm performance, farm manager behavior, and agency costs.
Advisors/Committee Members: James, Harvey S. (Harvey Stanley), Jr. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: agency costs; stochastic frontier analysis; farm organization; property rights
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Elliott, M. S. (2013). Technical analysis of evolving farm organization. (Thesis). University of Missouri – Columbia. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/37610
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Elliott, Matthew Stewart. “Technical analysis of evolving farm organization.” 2013. Thesis, University of Missouri – Columbia. Accessed January 19, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/37610.
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Elliott, Matthew Stewart. “Technical analysis of evolving farm organization.” 2013. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Elliott MS. Technical analysis of evolving farm organization. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Missouri – Columbia; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/37610.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Elliott MS. Technical analysis of evolving farm organization. [Thesis]. University of Missouri – Columbia; 2013. Available from: https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/37610
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Louisiana State University
16.
Ichim, Ana Maria.
Assessing cost efficiency and economies of scale in the European banking system, a Bayesian stochastic frontier approach.
Degree: PhD, Economics, 2012, Louisiana State University
URL: etd-11142012-085642
;
https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/369
► Cost e_x000E_fficiency of banks is a key indicator that provides valuable insight to researchers and policymakers about the functioning of the _x000C_financial intermediation process, as…
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▼ Cost e_x000E_fficiency of banks is a key indicator that provides valuable insight to researchers and policymakers about the functioning of the _x000C_financial intermediation process, as well as, the overall performance of the entire financial system. This thesis focuses on the cost effi_x000E_ciency of the European banking market for which we identify fourteen nation-specific frontiers and also perform cross country comparisons under a common frontier assumption. Our interest in the subject is twofold. At the nation level, cost e_x000E_fficiency influences the relative competitiveness of banks, setting the profile of the national banking industry with direct implications on economic growth. At the European Union level, the financial, institutional and regulatory integration raise questions about the existence of a common cost frontier or the presence of economies of scale as they could encourage banks to take advantage of the single market and consolidate. The empirical approach uses a more general Bayesian stochastic frontier model that allows for a continuous shift from the individual frontiers of each country to the common "European" frontier through varying priors. Results show differences in the frontiers of the countries that we studied, and the selected banks exhibit economies of scale greater than one more often than not, irrespective of size.
Subjects/Keywords: Bayesian analysis; European banks; cost efficiency; stochastic frontier
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Ichim, A. M. (2012). Assessing cost efficiency and economies of scale in the European banking system, a Bayesian stochastic frontier approach. (Doctoral Dissertation). Louisiana State University. Retrieved from etd-11142012-085642 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/369
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ichim, Ana Maria. “Assessing cost efficiency and economies of scale in the European banking system, a Bayesian stochastic frontier approach.” 2012. Doctoral Dissertation, Louisiana State University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
etd-11142012-085642 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/369.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ichim, Ana Maria. “Assessing cost efficiency and economies of scale in the European banking system, a Bayesian stochastic frontier approach.” 2012. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Ichim AM. Assessing cost efficiency and economies of scale in the European banking system, a Bayesian stochastic frontier approach. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Louisiana State University; 2012. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: etd-11142012-085642 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/369.
Council of Science Editors:
Ichim AM. Assessing cost efficiency and economies of scale in the European banking system, a Bayesian stochastic frontier approach. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Louisiana State University; 2012. Available from: etd-11142012-085642 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_dissertations/369
Penn State University
17.
Yu, Yang.
ESSAYS ON FOOD WASTE AND CONSUMER DEMAND ANALYSIS.
Degree: 2020, Penn State University
URL: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/18174yuy138
► Unnecessary food waste is a global economic and environmental problem. In the United States alone, consumer welfare loss from food waste amounts to a massive…
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▼ Unnecessary food waste is a global economic and environmental problem. In the United States alone, consumer welfare loss from food waste amounts to a massive $160 billion annually, which is about 30% of the total food supply. Moreover, discarded food is a major source of greenhouse gas emission globally, generating about 3.3 gigatons of carbon dioxide and methane each year. If regarded as a country, food waste is the third-largest carbon-emitting country after the U.S. and China. Despite the importance of the food-waste problem, researchers have had only limited success in studying the underlying issues behind food waste, partly because no public or private organization is measuring actual food waste on a wide scale. At best, researchers have been able to investigate food-waste issues either at the national level by comparing separate datasets on food consumption and food acquisition or at the small scale by conducting experiments or surveys.
The three essays in this dissertation study attempts to fill this gap by (i) employing an indirect but creative method to examine household-level food waste in a national survey of food acquisition, thus allowing us to investigate how household characteristics are linked to the estimated levels of food waste, (ii) incorporating food waste into a theoretical model of household behavior, thereby showing that waste is a rational outcome of utility maximization and an important factor to account for in other models of household-level food behavior, and (iii) finding empirical evidence in consumer and market data that policy changes (i.e., extending the sell-by date on milk cartons) can and do reduce food waste.
To overcome the lack of observed data on food waste, the first essay begins by formulating household food consumption as a production process that transforms food inputs into chemical energy required for the human body’s metabolic process and physical activities. Household-level food waste is estimated as input inefficiency via a
stochastic frontier production model. Applying the method to a nationally representative sample of households, the essay shows that on average, U.S. households waste about 31% of their food, and that this level of annual waste corresponds to $240 billion. In addition, by accommodating heterogeneous wasting behavior, the results indicate that healthier diets and higher income lead to more household food waste, whereas lower household food security, food-assistance program participation, and larger household sizes are associated with less food waste.
The second essay shows that without modeling or at least partially accounting for wasting behavior, demand estimates in traditional models are potentially biased. The reason for the bias is that the omitted food waste is often a rational and heterogeneous choice made by households and linked to other consumer choices. This point is illustrated by both theoretical and empirical examples. Two structural approaches to identifying and estimating rational food waste are introduced. The first approach…
Advisors/Committee Members: Edward C Jaenicke, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor, Edward C Jaenicke, Committee Chair/Co-Chair, Yizao Liu, Committee Member, Douglas Harvey Wrenn, II, Committee Member, Peter William Newberry, Outside Member, Edward C Jaenicke, Program Head/Chair.
Subjects/Keywords: food waste; demand analysis; stochastic frontier; household production; sell-by dates
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Yu, Y. (2020). ESSAYS ON FOOD WASTE AND CONSUMER DEMAND ANALYSIS. (Thesis). Penn State University. Retrieved from https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/18174yuy138
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Yu, Yang. “ESSAYS ON FOOD WASTE AND CONSUMER DEMAND ANALYSIS.” 2020. Thesis, Penn State University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/18174yuy138.
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MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Yu, Yang. “ESSAYS ON FOOD WASTE AND CONSUMER DEMAND ANALYSIS.” 2020. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Yu Y. ESSAYS ON FOOD WASTE AND CONSUMER DEMAND ANALYSIS. [Internet] [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/18174yuy138.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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Yu Y. ESSAYS ON FOOD WASTE AND CONSUMER DEMAND ANALYSIS. [Thesis]. Penn State University; 2020. Available from: https://submit-etda.libraries.psu.edu/catalog/18174yuy138
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of Georgia
18.
Hughes, Danny R.
Essays on firm and aggregate productivity and efficiency.
Degree: 2014, University of Georgia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/22396
► In the past decade, researchers have been increasingly examining productive efficiency as an explanation for observed economic phenomena. The aim of this research is to…
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▼ In the past decade, researchers have been increasingly examining productive efficiency as an explanation for observed economic phenomena. The aim of this research is to further this practice on two fronts. My first emphasis is on firm
efficiency. While numerous empirical studies have investigated whether efficiency is behind firm growth and industry market structure, there is little theoretical justification for this practice. I develop an endogenous model of firm innovation that
explicitly defines firm efficiency as the principal driver of firm growth and market structure. I then test some of its implications through a stochastic frontier analysis of manufacturing firms from the COMPUSTAT database. My second emphasis is on
aggregate technology frontiers. I argue that economy-wide technology frontiers estimated with aggregate measures of output are downward biased. In response to this bias, I propose a micro-macro approach that estimates a “better” frontier that more
closely emulates the underlying heterogeneous technologies.
Subjects/Keywords: Firm Efficiency; Demsetz Hypothesis; Firm R&D and Innovation; World Technology Frontier; International Productivity Comparisons; Stochastic Frontier Analysis
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Hughes, D. R. (2014). Essays on firm and aggregate productivity and efficiency. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/22396
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hughes, Danny R. “Essays on firm and aggregate productivity and efficiency.” 2014. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10724/22396.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hughes, Danny R. “Essays on firm and aggregate productivity and efficiency.” 2014. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Hughes DR. Essays on firm and aggregate productivity and efficiency. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/22396.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Hughes DR. Essays on firm and aggregate productivity and efficiency. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/22396
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of KwaZulu-Natal
19.
Ross, Jethro James.
Factors influencing the economic performance of a panel of commerical milk producers from East Griqualand, KwaZulu-Natal and Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa: 2007-2014.
Degree: 2018, University of KwaZulu-Natal
URL: https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/16770
► The South African dairy industry has been characterized, in recent years, by an observed movement towards fewer, larger producers, implying a more competitive milk market…
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▼ The South African dairy industry has been characterized, in recent years, by an observed movement towards fewer, larger producers, implying a more competitive milk market in which efficiency measures are likely to become increasingly important determinants of farm financial success and survival. Due to the imperfect nature of efficiency estimates, a more integrated approach is adopted in this study in which economic performance is defined as an unobservable variable for which there exist many imperfect indicators, including various measures of efficiency. This study presents a two-stage approach to analyse economic performance, and its key determinants, for a panel of commercial milk producers in East Griqualand (EG) and Alexandria, South Africa, over the period 2007-2014.
Stochastic frontier analysis was used to estimate technical efficiency (TE) from a translogarithmic production function, selected ex-post from several specified models with different functional forms and distribution assumptions. Parametric scale efficiency (SE) was then estimated from the resulting scale elasticities and parameter estimates. Results indicate that sampled producers are, on average, highly technically efficient, generally operating close to the efficient
frontier, and are relatively homogenous in production. The general decline of mean TE scores over the study period indicates that farms on the best practice
frontier became more efficient over time, while the average farm has become less efficient in relation to the advancing
frontier. High mean SE scores confirm that most farms do not experience a substantial loss in output due to scale efficiency problems, but rather to inefficiencies in production (TE).
Analysis of SE scores reveals that most farms operated at suboptimal scale, with increasing returns to scale, and could improve output by expanding towards the optimal scale.
Latent economic performance was modelled in a Multiple-Indicators, Multiple-Causes (MIMIC) model framework, with estimated TE and SE serving as imperfect indicators. Three latent indices were constructed to represent managerial quality regarding the breeding, feeding and labour programme, and were included in the structural equation, in conjunction with traditional explanatory variables, as latent causes of economic performance. Evaluation of model fit for several specified models led to the selection of the most simplistic specification, in which the latent managerial constructs were not included. Results suggest efficiency, milk yield per cow, and level of specialization in dairying all have a significant effect on the economic performance of the sampled farms. It should be noted that the sign of latent economic performance was not in line with expectations, and requires further research.
Advisors/Committee Members: Ortmann, Gerald Friedel. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Technical and scale efficiency.; Stochastic frontier analysis.; Mimic model.; Milk producers.; Commercial dairy.
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Ross, J. J. (2018). Factors influencing the economic performance of a panel of commerical milk producers from East Griqualand, KwaZulu-Natal and Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa: 2007-2014. (Thesis). University of KwaZulu-Natal. Retrieved from https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/16770
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ross, Jethro James. “Factors influencing the economic performance of a panel of commerical milk producers from East Griqualand, KwaZulu-Natal and Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa: 2007-2014.” 2018. Thesis, University of KwaZulu-Natal. Accessed January 19, 2021.
https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/16770.
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ross, Jethro James. “Factors influencing the economic performance of a panel of commerical milk producers from East Griqualand, KwaZulu-Natal and Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa: 2007-2014.” 2018. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Ross JJ. Factors influencing the economic performance of a panel of commerical milk producers from East Griqualand, KwaZulu-Natal and Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa: 2007-2014. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of KwaZulu-Natal; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/16770.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Ross JJ. Factors influencing the economic performance of a panel of commerical milk producers from East Griqualand, KwaZulu-Natal and Alexandria, Eastern Cape, South Africa: 2007-2014. [Thesis]. University of KwaZulu-Natal; 2018. Available from: https://researchspace.ukzn.ac.za/handle/10413/16770
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Jönköping University
20.
Li, Jiazhong.
Impact of Government R&D Subsidies on Innovation Efficiency of China’s High-tech Industries.
Degree: Economics, 2020, Jönköping University
URL: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49327
► Innovation efficiency is a key factor influencing the position of high-tech industries in the global value chain. Through stochastic frontier analysis, innovation efficiency of…
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▼ Innovation efficiency is a key factor influencing the position of high-tech industries in the global value chain. Through stochastic frontier analysis, innovation efficiency of China's high-tech industry from 2000 to 2016 was estimated and analyzed. Through five random frontier analysis models, innovation efficiency of new product sales revenue and number of patent applications are analyzed. Results show that the overall level of innovation efficiency in China's high-tech industry is not high. Government subsidies for innovation have a positive impact on the R&D results of new product income from China’s high-tech industry, but have a negative impact on the number of patent applications. Scale of enterprise, degree of openness of enterprise, quality of the labor force and export delivery have a positive impact on innovation efficiency of China's high-tech industry. R&D capital stock and R&D human capital stock have a positive effect on high-tech industry innovation. In high-tech industry's transition from patents to new products, there will be a low conversion rate. Results of economic analysis can help the government to make the basis for management decisions. Conclusion of innovation performance analysis provides practical normative guidance for these high-tech industries.
Subjects/Keywords: innovation efficiency; high-tech industries; government R&D subsidies; stochastic frontier analysis; China; Economics; Nationalekonomi
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Li, J. (2020). Impact of Government R&D Subsidies on Innovation Efficiency of China’s High-tech Industries. (Thesis). Jönköping University. Retrieved from http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49327
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Li, Jiazhong. “Impact of Government R&D Subsidies on Innovation Efficiency of China’s High-tech Industries.” 2020. Thesis, Jönköping University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49327.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Li, Jiazhong. “Impact of Government R&D Subsidies on Innovation Efficiency of China’s High-tech Industries.” 2020. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Li J. Impact of Government R&D Subsidies on Innovation Efficiency of China’s High-tech Industries. [Internet] [Thesis]. Jönköping University; 2020. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49327.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Li J. Impact of Government R&D Subsidies on Innovation Efficiency of China’s High-tech Industries. [Thesis]. Jönköping University; 2020. Available from: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49327
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21.
Wang, Taining.
Three Essays on Nonparametric Hypothesis Testing and Stochastic Frontier Analysis.
Degree: PhD, Economics, 2019, West Virginia University
URL: https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.3930
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https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/3930
► The first chapter proposes a nonparametric test of significant variables in the partial derivative of a regression mean function. The test is constructed through…
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▼ The first chapter proposes a nonparametric test of significant variables in the partial derivative of a regression mean function. The test is constructed through a variation based measure of the derivative in the directions of the significant variables, with the derivative estimation through a local polynomial estimator. The test is shown to have the asymptotic null distribution and demonstrated to be consistent. The chapter further proposes a wild-bootstrap test, which exhibits the same null distribution regardless of whether the null is valid or not. Through Monte Carlo studies, the test shows encouraging finite sample performances. Through an empirical application, the test is applied to infer certain aspects of regression structures on labor's earning function. The second chapter investigates the role of debt in the firm's production
frontier and technical efficiency by employing a firm-level dataset over 1998-2007 and 1998-2013. The impact of debt on
frontier is decomposed into a stand-alone neutral effect and indirect non-neutral effects, which alter the output elasticity of production inputs. The effects are estimated through a semiparametric smooth coefficient
stochastic frontier model. A nonzero probability for the firms to be fully efficient is allowed, modeled as a function of debt and technical progress. The study shows that an increase in debt significantly shifts firms'
frontier downward across different ownerships, regions, and industries. Foreign and private firms are more efficient, with their full efficiency probability increased by debt and technical progress. By contrast, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and collective firms are much less efficient and their probability of being fully efficient does not increase with more debt. Furthermore, lower efficiency levels are concentrated in the central and western regions and in the mining and public utility industries. The third chapter proposes a semiparametric additive
stochastic frontier model for panel data, where inputs and environment variables can enter the
frontier individually and interactively through unknown smooth functions. The inefficiency has its mean function known up to certain parameters, and influenced by its determinants that may or may not appear on the
frontier. The model disentangles time invariant unobserved heterogeneities from inefficiency, which can be helpful to avoid overestimating the inefficiency level. Different from conventional
stochastic frontier models, the proposed model can be identified without the distribution assumption on the composite error, and consistently estimated without suffering from the curse of dimensionality. Thus, a large number of interested variables for
frontier or inefficiency determinants can be included, a potentially attractive feature for empirical studies. The study demonstrates the appealing finite-sample performance of the proposed estimator and two related hypotheses tests through the Monte Carlo study, and performs a world production
frontier analysis with 116 countries during…
Advisors/Committee Members: Feng Yao, Arabinda Basistha, Arabinda Basistha.
Subjects/Keywords: Nonparametric Hypothesis Testing; Semiparametric Regression; Stochastic Frontier Analysis; Leverage; Technical Efficiency; Econometrics
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Wang, T. (2019). Three Essays on Nonparametric Hypothesis Testing and Stochastic Frontier Analysis. (Doctoral Dissertation). West Virginia University. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.3930 ; https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/3930
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Wang, Taining. “Three Essays on Nonparametric Hypothesis Testing and Stochastic Frontier Analysis.” 2019. Doctoral Dissertation, West Virginia University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.3930 ; https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/3930.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Wang, Taining. “Three Essays on Nonparametric Hypothesis Testing and Stochastic Frontier Analysis.” 2019. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Wang T. Three Essays on Nonparametric Hypothesis Testing and Stochastic Frontier Analysis. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. West Virginia University; 2019. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.3930 ; https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/3930.
Council of Science Editors:
Wang T. Three Essays on Nonparametric Hypothesis Testing and Stochastic Frontier Analysis. [Doctoral Dissertation]. West Virginia University; 2019. Available from: https://doi.org/10.33915/etd.3930 ; https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/3930
Syracuse University
22.
Jung, Hyunseok.
Production, efficiency and managerial selection of workers into peer
networks.
Degree: PhD, Economics, 2018, Syracuse University
URL: https://surface.syr.edu/etd/856
► This dissertation develops empirical models that account for worker interactions, managerial selectivity, and technical inefficiency in the production process. The first chapter, entitled "Stochastic…
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▼ This dissertation develops empirical models that account for worker interactions,
managerial selectivity, and technical inefficiency in the production process.
The first chapter, entitled "
Stochastic Frontier Models with Network
Selectivity," develops a model where workers produce output through peer-effect networks,
while managerial selectivity of workers affects worker inefficiency. The intuition behind
this model is that managers may consider optimal combinations of workers to produce the
best results, and this selectivity in the worker network may affect worker
productivity.
The second chapter, entitled "Network Competition and Team Chemistry in the NBA,"
models simultaneous interactions between multiple networks where agents cooperate with
peers within their own networks but compete with non-peers from other networks. This paper
presents the first econometric model to consider multiple peer networks where workers are
engaged in simultaneous competition around a single outcome variable.
Lastly, the third chapter, entitled "Adaptive LASSO for
Stochastic Frontier
Models with Many Efficient Firms," develops a procedure to select a subset of maximally
efficient firms in the sample of interest. In this model, firm inefficiency is measured as
a distance from an estimated optimal production level, and I apply the LASSO (Least
Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator, Tibshirani, 1996) to identify a subset of firms
whose inefficiencies are estimated as exactly zero. This methodology can be applied to any
classification problem where our interest is to identify a subset of best (worst)
individuals among a large number of candidates.
Advisors/Committee Members: William C. Horrace.
Subjects/Keywords: Econometrics; LASSO; Managerial Selectivity; Network; Productivity Analysis,
Stochastic Frontier; Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Jung, H. (2018). Production, efficiency and managerial selection of workers into peer
networks. (Doctoral Dissertation). Syracuse University. Retrieved from https://surface.syr.edu/etd/856
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Jung, Hyunseok. “Production, efficiency and managerial selection of workers into peer
networks.” 2018. Doctoral Dissertation, Syracuse University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
https://surface.syr.edu/etd/856.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Jung, Hyunseok. “Production, efficiency and managerial selection of workers into peer
networks.” 2018. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Jung H. Production, efficiency and managerial selection of workers into peer
networks. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Syracuse University; 2018. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: https://surface.syr.edu/etd/856.
Council of Science Editors:
Jung H. Production, efficiency and managerial selection of workers into peer
networks. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Syracuse University; 2018. Available from: https://surface.syr.edu/etd/856
Rice University
23.
Gong, Binlei.
Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of Multidivisional Firms.
Degree: PhD, Social Sciences, 2016, Rice University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/96263
► Multidivisional firms are those who have footprints in multiple segments and hence using multiple technologies to convert inputs to outputs, which makes it difficult to…
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▼ Multidivisional firms are those who have footprints in multiple segments and hence using multiple technologies to convert inputs to outputs, which makes it difficult to estimate the resource allocations, aggregated production functions, and technical efficiencies of this type of companies. This dissertation aims to explore and reveal such unobserved information by several parametric and semiparametric
stochastic frontier analyses and some other structural models. In the empirical study, this dissertation analyzes the productivity and efficiency for firms in the global oilfield market.
Advisors/Committee Members: Sickles, Robin C. (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Stochastic Frontier Analysis; Reduced-Form and Structural Models; Global Oilfield Market; Multidivisional Firms
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Gong, B. (2016). Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of Multidivisional Firms. (Doctoral Dissertation). Rice University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1911/96263
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Gong, Binlei. “Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of Multidivisional Firms.” 2016. Doctoral Dissertation, Rice University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1911/96263.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Gong, Binlei. “Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of Multidivisional Firms.” 2016. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Gong B. Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of Multidivisional Firms. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Rice University; 2016. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/96263.
Council of Science Editors:
Gong B. Efficiency and Productivity Analysis of Multidivisional Firms. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Rice University; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/96263
University of Toronto
24.
Hsu, Amy Teh-Mei.
An Investigation of Approaches to Performance Measurement: Applications to Long-term Care in Ontario.
Degree: PhD, 2015, University of Toronto
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/70863
► With a growing proportion of older adults in the Canadian population, the sustainability of publicly-funded long-term care (LTC) continues to be a concern. While emphasis…
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▼ With a growing proportion of older adults in the Canadian population, the sustainability of publicly-funded long-term care (LTC) continues to be a concern. While emphasis has been placed on more efficient care delivery – that is, to increase output with a fixed amount of resources – it is unclear if, and how greater efficiency can be realized in a market where the quantities of inputs and output are carefully regulated by government policies. Furthermore, despite the wealth of information on the association between organizational structure, efficiency, and quality of care from research conducted in the U.S., these relationships have not been extensively studied in Canada. This type of
analysis is of particular relevance for Ontario, which has the highest proportion of for-profit, chain-owned nursing homes (also known as ‘LTC homes’) in the country. To explore these questions, econometric methods were applied to evaluative the productivity and technical efficiency of LTC homes in Ontario.
The dataset was derived from Statistics Canada’s Residential Care Facilities Survey (RCFS) and consisted of observations from 627 LTC homes collected over 15 years (1996/1997 to 2010/2011). Dynamic panel data models – including random effects, fixed effects, maximum likelihood and quantile regression – were estimated to determine the production function of service providers in this sector.
Descriptive results revealed that staffing levels were the highest among municipal LTC homes, followed by not-for-profit and for-profit operators. On average, independent facilities provided more hours of direct care than chain-affiliated LTC homes. Within these facilities, health care aides provided more hours of care than any other category of care personnel; in fact, their contribution to residents’ care increased over time. Results from the dynamic panel data models found chain affiliation, urban location, and the scale of operation to be positive and significant predictors of technical efficiency – controlling for heterogeneity in the residents’ care needs, other organizational attributes (e.g., profit status) and the operating environment (e.g., market concentration).
Technical efficiency is one of many aspects of performance. The empirical work presented in this thesis offers examples of methods that can be used to analyze and inform LTC policies in Ontario in the future.
Advisors/Committee Members: Laporte, Audrey, Health Policy, Management and Evaluation.
Subjects/Keywords: Efficiency; Long-term care; Nursing homes; Panel data; Quantile regression; Stochastic frontier analysis; 0769
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Hsu, A. T. (2015). An Investigation of Approaches to Performance Measurement: Applications to Long-term Care in Ontario. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/70863
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hsu, Amy Teh-Mei. “An Investigation of Approaches to Performance Measurement: Applications to Long-term Care in Ontario.” 2015. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toronto. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/1807/70863.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hsu, Amy Teh-Mei. “An Investigation of Approaches to Performance Measurement: Applications to Long-term Care in Ontario.” 2015. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Hsu AT. An Investigation of Approaches to Performance Measurement: Applications to Long-term Care in Ontario. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/70863.
Council of Science Editors:
Hsu AT. An Investigation of Approaches to Performance Measurement: Applications to Long-term Care in Ontario. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/70863
University of Georgia
25.
Bonds, Matthew Harrison.
An economic analysis of the Mississippi School Trust Program.
Degree: 2014, University of Georgia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/21248
► The process of statehood, as outlined by the General Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance, required western territories to set aside substantial stocks…
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▼ The process of statehood, as outlined by the General Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance, required western territories to set aside substantial stocks of land for the benefit of public schools. These lands are now managed
under the trust doctrine in 31 states, and are accordingly referred to as school trust lands or state trust lands. The history of Mississippi’s school lands begins over 200 years ago, and is laden with struggles over proper management. Local school
boards became the trustees as a result of the Sixteenth Section and Liu Lands Act of 1978 and have since supervised substantial increases in surface lease rents and timber receipts. Surface leases are managed by the local Superintendents of Education,
and the majority of the timber management services are contracted to the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC). The school districts and the MFC are legally required to maximize revenue from these lands. However, school districts are also legally
permitted to outsource forestry services to private vendors and do so on a regular basis by recommendation from the MFC. This dissertation examines the legal precursors of the school trust lands and the obligations of their managers, as well as conducts
ordinary least square regressions and stochastic frontier analyses of surface lease rents and timber production. Average technical efficiency of timber production on the sixteenth section lands is 44%, and about 50% on surface rents. The impact of the
1978 Reform is estimated to have increased receipts between 30% and 40%. And there is a positive and statistically significant increase in total timber receipts when a higher proportion of management services are outsourced to private
vendors.
Subjects/Keywords: Stochastic frontier; Public land; Sixteenth section; Education funding; Timber; School trust; Trust law; Productivity analysis
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Bonds, M. H. (2014). An economic analysis of the Mississippi School Trust Program. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/21248
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Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Bonds, Matthew Harrison. “An economic analysis of the Mississippi School Trust Program.” 2014. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10724/21248.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Bonds, Matthew Harrison. “An economic analysis of the Mississippi School Trust Program.” 2014. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Bonds MH. An economic analysis of the Mississippi School Trust Program. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/21248.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Bonds MH. An economic analysis of the Mississippi School Trust Program. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/21248
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
University of South Africa
26.
Abeyi Abebe Belay.
Operational performance measurement of world major airlines with a particular emphasis of Ethiopian airlines : an integrated comparative approach
.
Degree: 2017, University of South Africa
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24946
► Organizations specifically the airlines industry are increasingly facing the challenges of operational efficiency measurement. During the last years enormous attention has been given to the…
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▼ Organizations specifically the airlines industry are increasingly facing the challenges of operational efficiency measurement. During the last years enormous attention has been given to the assessment and improvement of the performance of productive systems. However, literatures show that there are limitations of the existing models to measure efficiency uniformly and exhaustively across the airlines. The problems are due to lack of the technical efficiency measuring model which unifies and integrates different measuring models into a single model.Therefore, this thesis investigates assessment of the operational performance of world major airlines by employing integrated comparative models to address the above problems. In this
study, technical efficiency is addressed among many performance issues by using three types of modes of performance measurement: a non parametric one, represented by Data Envelopment
Analysis (DEA) and; a parametric one, represented by
Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) and the Balance Scorecard (BSC) which is a strategic management tools. Unlike most of the previous studies, this study integrates the BSC concepts into DEA and SFA model. To evaluate technical efficiency of major international airlines, the study use panel of unbalanced data for the year 2007-2014 to make integrated comparative
analysis. The research project incorporates seven leading variables and four lagging variables taken from BSC concept to implement into the DEA and SFA. All the three models of performance measurements have their own strength and limitation if they are used alone. But if the three models are integrated and combined together, they would yield better comparative and quality of efficiency assessment. Therefore, the study primarily developed a model beginning from the theoretical framework assumption into building of a unified comparative model of integrated comparative operational
efficiency assessment of airlines. The research design and methodology uses secondary data collection i.e. annual reports and
business reports of airlines which are collected from the airlines own website. The huge amount of financial and operational data cannot be collected by using primary data collection method as it would make it practically impossible and expensive. So by employing secondary data
collection method saves time, money and a panel data can be accessed and generated easily. Hence, from 100 world major airlines population which are ranked by revenue, simple random sampling is used to select 80 samples airlines for this study. First, the BSC identifies the input and output variables. Next, the DEA model ranks the efficiency measurement, identifies the slack variables and benchmarks the airlines. Third, the SFA model identifies technical efficiency, the random error and technical inefficiency. Finally, the technical efficiency estimates obtained from the two techniques are analyzed comparatively. The research makes further
analysis of
particular case of the Ethiopian Airlines in relation to the most efficient…
Advisors/Committee Members: Getie Andualem Imiru (advisor).
Subjects/Keywords: Operational performance;
Technical efficiency;
Balanced scorecard;
Data envelopment analysis;
Stochastic frontier analysis;
Efficiency estimate;
Financial performance;
World airlines and Ethiopian airlines
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Belay, A. A. (2017). Operational performance measurement of world major airlines with a particular emphasis of Ethiopian airlines : an integrated comparative approach
. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of South Africa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24946
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Belay, Abeyi Abebe. “Operational performance measurement of world major airlines with a particular emphasis of Ethiopian airlines : an integrated comparative approach
.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of South Africa. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24946.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Belay, Abeyi Abebe. “Operational performance measurement of world major airlines with a particular emphasis of Ethiopian airlines : an integrated comparative approach
.” 2017. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Belay AA. Operational performance measurement of world major airlines with a particular emphasis of Ethiopian airlines : an integrated comparative approach
. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of South Africa; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24946.
Council of Science Editors:
Belay AA. Operational performance measurement of world major airlines with a particular emphasis of Ethiopian airlines : an integrated comparative approach
. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of South Africa; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24946
University of Bradford
27.
Zheng, Wanyu.
Efficiency measurement : a methodological comparison of parametric and non-parametric approaches.
Degree: PhD, 2013, University of Bradford
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10454/7294
► The thesis examines technical efficiency using frontier efficiency estimation techniques from parametric and non-parametric approaches. Five different frontier efficiency estimation techniques are considered which are…
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▼ The thesis examines technical efficiency using frontier efficiency estimation techniques from parametric and non-parametric approaches. Five different frontier efficiency estimation techniques are considered which are SFA, DFA, DEA-CCR, DEA-BCC and DEA-RAM. These techniques are then used on an artificially generated panel dataset using a two-input two-output production function framework based on characteristics of German life-insurers. The key contribution of the thesis is firstly, a study that uses simulated panel dataset to estimate frontier efficiency techniques and secondly, a research framework that compares multiple frontier efficiency techniques across parametric and non-parametric approaches in the context of simulated panel data. The findings suggest that, as opposed to previous studies, parametric and non-parametric approaches can both generate comparable technical efficiency scores with simulated data. Moreover, techniques from parametric approaches, i.e. SFA and DFA are consistent with each other whereas the same applies to non-parametric approaches, i.e. DEA models. The research study also discusses some important theoretical and methodological implication of the findings and suggests some ways whereby future research can enable to overcome some of the restrictions associated with current approaches.
Subjects/Keywords: 658; Technical efficiency, Data envelopment analysis, Stochastic frontier analysis, Distribution free approach, Simulated data, Insurance industry
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Zheng, W. (2013). Efficiency measurement : a methodological comparison of parametric and non-parametric approaches. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Bradford. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10454/7294
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Zheng, Wanyu. “Efficiency measurement : a methodological comparison of parametric and non-parametric approaches.” 2013. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Bradford. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10454/7294.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Zheng, Wanyu. “Efficiency measurement : a methodological comparison of parametric and non-parametric approaches.” 2013. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Zheng W. Efficiency measurement : a methodological comparison of parametric and non-parametric approaches. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Bradford; 2013. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10454/7294.
Council of Science Editors:
Zheng W. Efficiency measurement : a methodological comparison of parametric and non-parametric approaches. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Bradford; 2013. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10454/7294
University of Arkansas
28.
Vuciterna, Rina.
Efficiency and Competitiveness of Kosovo Raspberry Producers.
Degree: MS, 2017, University of Arkansas
URL: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/2017
► Raspberry production is a growing industry in Kosovo. In addition to private investments, this growth has been supported by grants, subsidies, and direct investment…
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▼ Raspberry production is a growing industry in Kosovo. In addition to private investments, this growth has been supported by grants, subsidies, and direct investment from international donor organizations and governmental institutions. At present, most of the commercially produced raspberries in Kosovo are produced on small farms, harvested by farmers and packed manually by collection centers, and then sold in frozen form for the export market. The long-term viability and continued growth of raspberry production in Kosovo depends on the industry being able to compete in export markets and hold its own against production regions in Poland, Serbia, and Russia. Our study measures the efficiency of Kosovo raspberry producers with an aim towards enhancing industry competitiveness. We collected primary data on raspberry farmers in Kosovo during the summer of 2016. Using these data, we examine producer efficiency using different efficiency
frontier methods. Our findings suggest that efficiency improves with production experience and that outreach efforts could emphasize labor management and better allocation of plants per hectare.
Advisors/Committee Members: Michael R. Thomsen, Jennie H. Popp, Arben Musliu.
Subjects/Keywords: Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency measurement; Kosovo; Raspberries; Stochastic frontier analysis; Agricultural Economics; Agronomy and Crop Sciences
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Vuciterna, R. (2017). Efficiency and Competitiveness of Kosovo Raspberry Producers. (Masters Thesis). University of Arkansas. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/2017
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Vuciterna, Rina. “Efficiency and Competitiveness of Kosovo Raspberry Producers.” 2017. Masters Thesis, University of Arkansas. Accessed January 19, 2021.
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/2017.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Vuciterna, Rina. “Efficiency and Competitiveness of Kosovo Raspberry Producers.” 2017. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Vuciterna R. Efficiency and Competitiveness of Kosovo Raspberry Producers. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Arkansas; 2017. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/2017.
Council of Science Editors:
Vuciterna R. Efficiency and Competitiveness of Kosovo Raspberry Producers. [Masters Thesis]. University of Arkansas; 2017. Available from: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/2017
Loughborough University
29.
Tamjis, Azrie.
The impact of financial liberalisation on the efficiency of Malaysian banks : an empirical analysis using frontier measurements.
Degree: PhD, 2014, Loughborough University
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2134/15938
► The Asian financial crisis in 1997 98 left a severe impact on Malaysia s economy and banking system. This has forced the Malaysian government to…
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▼ The Asian financial crisis in 1997 98 left a severe impact on Malaysia s economy and banking system. This has forced the Malaysian government to undertake financial restructuring initiatives to restore market and public confidence, and to meet the ongoing challenges associated with market structure, financial innovation and globalisation. Therefore, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) introduced a ten-year Financial Sector Master Plan (FSMP) to strengthen domestic banks and the regulatory structure, and to promote the banks efficiency by stimulating a competitive banking industry through financial liberalisation. The crisis for banks in Malaysia and the region has been extensively studied in the past (Sufian, 2010). However, empirical studies of the post-crisis period, and the implementation of the FSMP, remain limited. Hence, a data set of all banks in Malaysia, which covers the period 2000 2011, was employed to examine the effect of the FSMP s initiatives on Malaysian banks efficiency between 2000 and 2011. To measure this efficiency, this study employs both parametric and nonparametric models: namely, stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA). Economic functions such as, cost-, standard profit- and alternative profit-efficiency were used in a 1-stage SFA model, which includes control variables (e.g. capital adequacy, asset quality and liquidity) and environmental variables (e.g. ownership, size, specialisation, deregulation periods and market structure) in the model specifications. In addition, this study employs SFA as the main measurement method, while the DEA model was used to cross-check consistency (Resti, 1997; Bauer et al., 1998). Both SFA and DEA demonstrated that, in most cases, the consistency was moderate. The level of cost efficiency of Malaysian banks worsened over the years 2000 2011, with average cost efficiency during this period was at 76.5%. Despite the various liberalisation measures introduced to the banking industry particularly during the three phases of the FSMP; 2000 2003; 2004 2007; 2008 2011 cost efficiency trended downward, due to the effects of consolidation by domestic banks, deregulation of interest rates, the introduction of foreign Islamic banks, and the global credit crisis. Banks in Malaysia were forced to adjust their inputs and outputs to the rapid changes in the banking industry, which might have made a negative impact on cost efficiency. On the other hand, the banks demonstrated a steadily increasing profit efficiency trend, which fluctuated with the introduction of interest rate liberalisation (early second phase of the FSMP (i.e. 2004)) and during the global credit crisis (early third phase of the FSMP (i.e. 2008)). The average profit efficiency for 2000 2011 was 93.3%. The profit efficiency exhibited an increasing trend in the first (2000-2003) and second (2004-2007) phases of the FSMP, suggesting that the effect of consolidation by domestic banks had resulted in higher market concentration and greater market power among the remaining banks. However, the…
Subjects/Keywords: 332.1; Cost efficiency; Profit efficiency; Stochastic frontier analysis; Financial liberalisation; Financial sector master plan; Data envelopment analysis
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Tamjis, A. (2014). The impact of financial liberalisation on the efficiency of Malaysian banks : an empirical analysis using frontier measurements. (Doctoral Dissertation). Loughborough University. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/2134/15938
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Tamjis, Azrie. “The impact of financial liberalisation on the efficiency of Malaysian banks : an empirical analysis using frontier measurements.” 2014. Doctoral Dissertation, Loughborough University. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/2134/15938.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Tamjis, Azrie. “The impact of financial liberalisation on the efficiency of Malaysian banks : an empirical analysis using frontier measurements.” 2014. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Tamjis A. The impact of financial liberalisation on the efficiency of Malaysian banks : an empirical analysis using frontier measurements. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Loughborough University; 2014. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2134/15938.
Council of Science Editors:
Tamjis A. The impact of financial liberalisation on the efficiency of Malaysian banks : an empirical analysis using frontier measurements. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Loughborough University; 2014. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/2134/15938
University of Georgia
30.
Mendali, Rebati.
Impact of agricultural productivity changes on poverty in developing countries.
Degree: 2015, University of Georgia
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/31479
► Agricultural productivity growth has long been recognized as pro-poor and as a crucial determinant of poverty reduction, but empirical estimates of this relationship are still…
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▼ Agricultural productivity growth has long been recognized as pro-poor and as a crucial determinant of poverty reduction, but empirical estimates of this relationship are still limited. Earlier studies primarily focus on partial productivity
measures, such as land and labor productivity, to explain poverty reduction. A few recent studies use frontier based total factor productivity (TFP) measures while examining its impact on poverty. The frontier based TFP measures are calculated using
distance functions and are relative to the most efficient country’s TFP. Theory on agricultural productivity growth, however, emphasizes the impact of productivity growth within a country over time on poverty in that country. This study compares the
impact of single factor productivity growth, as well as frontier and non-frontier TFP growth estimates, on poverty reduction in developing countries. We estimate multiple measures of agricultural total factor productivity growth employing frontier
approach for 108 developing countries. We then make alternative groupings of countries to allow for the possibility of different production frontiers for countries with different income level and countries based on different regions. We compare these
various measures of agricultural TFP with TFP measures obtained by Fuglie (2011) using a non-frontier growth accounting approach. Results from the TFP analysis show that TFP change estimates by income groups differ from those estimated using all
countries in a pooled model. This indicates that agricultural technology and production frontiers may differ across countries based on income levels. For most of the countries, TFP measures from the pooled model, from income groups and groups based on
regions are found to be notably different from those obtained using growth accounting approach. We then use these various measures of agricultural productivity growth in a poverty model. Using the Two-Step System Generalized Method of Moments estimation
technique in a dynamic panel data framework, we find that single productivity measures as well as TFP measures based on growth accounting approach are significantly poverty reducing. The point estimate of growth accounting TFP growth is found to be
higher than that of land productivity, but lower than that of labor productivity on poverty reduction. Most of the frontier based TFP measures are found to be both ambiguous in sign and weaker in the sense that they are not significant.
Subjects/Keywords: Agricultural Productivity; Growth Accounting; Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA); Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); Distance Function; Growth; Inequality; Poverty; Developing Countries
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Mendali, R. (2015). Impact of agricultural productivity changes on poverty in developing countries. (Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10724/31479
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Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mendali, Rebati. “Impact of agricultural productivity changes on poverty in developing countries.” 2015. Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed January 19, 2021.
http://hdl.handle.net/10724/31479.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mendali, Rebati. “Impact of agricultural productivity changes on poverty in developing countries.” 2015. Web. 19 Jan 2021.
Vancouver:
Mendali R. Impact of agricultural productivity changes on poverty in developing countries. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2015. [cited 2021 Jan 19].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/31479.
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
Council of Science Editors:
Mendali R. Impact of agricultural productivity changes on poverty in developing countries. [Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10724/31479
Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:
Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
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