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An Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis is designed as a primer for anyone seeking an authoritative introduction to efficiency and productivity analysis. It is a systematic treatment of four relatively new methodologies in Efficiency/Production Analysis: (a) Least-Squares Econometric Production Models, (b) Total Factor Productivity (TFP) Indices, (c) Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and (d) Stochastic Frontiers. Each method is discussed thoroughly. First, the basic elements of each method are discussed using models to illustrate the method's fundamentals, and, second, the discussion is expanded to treat the extensions and varieties of each method's uses. Finally, one or more case studies are provided as a full illustration of how each methodology can be used. In addition, all four methodologies will be linked in the book's presentation by examining the advantages and disadvantages of each method and the problems to which each method can be most suitably applied. The book offers the first unified text presentation of methods that will be of use to students, researchers and practitioners who work in the growing area of Efficiency/Productivity Analysis. The book also provides detailed advice on computer programs which can be used to calculate the various measures. This involves a number of presentations of computer instructions and output listings for the SHAZAM, TFPIP, DEAP and FRONTIER computer programs.
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An Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis is designed as a primer for anyone seeking an authoritative introduction to efficiency and productivity analysis. It is a systematic treatment of four relatively new methodologies in Efficiency/Production Analysis: (a) Least-Squares Econometric Production Models, (b) Total Factor Productivity (TFP) Indices, (c) Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and (d) Stochastic Frontiers. Each method is discussed thoroughly. First, the basic elements of each method are discussed using models to illustrate the method's fundamentals, and, second, the discussion is expanded to treat the extensions and varieties of each method's uses. Finally, one or more case studies are provided as a full illustration of how each methodology can be used. In addition, all four methodologies will be linked in the book's presentation by examining the advantages and disadvantages of each method and the problems to which each method can be most suitably applied. The book offers the first unified text presentation of methods that will be of use to students, researchers and practitioners who work in the growing area of Efficiency/Productivity Analysis. The book also provides detailed advice on computer programs which can be used to calculate the various measures. This involves a number of presentations of computer instructions and output listings for the SHAZAM, TFPIP, DEAP and FRONTIER computer programs. |
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KOHA-OAI-TEST:2079342018-07-30T23:38:41ZAn Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis [electronic resource] / Coelli, Tim. author. Rao, D. S. Prasada. author. Battese, George E. author. SpringerLink (Online service) textBoston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer,1998.engAn Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis is designed as a primer for anyone seeking an authoritative introduction to efficiency and productivity analysis. It is a systematic treatment of four relatively new methodologies in Efficiency/Production Analysis: (a) Least-Squares Econometric Production Models, (b) Total Factor Productivity (TFP) Indices, (c) Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and (d) Stochastic Frontiers. Each method is discussed thoroughly. First, the basic elements of each method are discussed using models to illustrate the method's fundamentals, and, second, the discussion is expanded to treat the extensions and varieties of each method's uses. Finally, one or more case studies are provided as a full illustration of how each methodology can be used. In addition, all four methodologies will be linked in the book's presentation by examining the advantages and disadvantages of each method and the problems to which each method can be most suitably applied. The book offers the first unified text presentation of methods that will be of use to students, researchers and practitioners who work in the growing area of Efficiency/Productivity Analysis. The book also provides detailed advice on computer programs which can be used to calculate the various measures. This involves a number of presentations of computer instructions and output listings for the SHAZAM, TFPIP, DEAP and FRONTIER computer programs.1. Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Some Informal Definitions -- 1.3 Overview of Methods -- 1.4 Outline of Chapters -- 1.5 What is Your Economics Background? -- 2. Review of Production Economics -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Production Functions -- 2.3 Price Information and Cost Minimisation and Profit Maximisation -- 2.4 Econometric Estimation of Production Functions -- 2.5 Conclusions -- 3. Additional Topics in Production Economics -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Duality in Production -- 3.3 Econometric Estimation of Cost and Profit Functions -- 3.4 Multi-output Production and Distance Functions -- 3.5 Conclusions -- 4. Index Numbers and Productivity Measurement -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Conceptual Framework and Notation -- 4.3 Formulae for Price Index Numbers -- 4.4 Quantity Index Numbers -- 4.5 Properties of Index Numbers: The Test Approach -- 4.6 A Simple Numerical Example -- 4.7 Transitivity in Multilateral Comparisons -- 4.8 TFP Measurement Using Index Numbers -- 4.9 Empirical Application: Australian National Railways -- 4.10 Conclusions -- 5. Economic Theory and Index Numbers -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Decomposition of a Simple TFP Index -- 5.3 The Economic-Theoretic Approach: Some Preliminaries -- 5.4 Output Price Indices -- 5.5 Input Price Indices -- 5.6 Output Quantity Indices -- 5.7 Input Quantity Indices -- 5.8 Productivity Indices -- 5.9 Malmquist Productivity Index: Some Additional Issues -- 5.10 Conclusions -- 6. Efficiency Measurement Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Efficiency Measurement Concepts -- 6.3 The Constant Returns to Scale (CRS) DEA Model -- 6.4 The Variable Returns to Scale (VRS) Model and Scale Efficiencies -- 6.5 Input and Output Orientations -- 6.6 Conclusions -- 7. Additional Topics on Data Envelopment Analysis -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Price Information and Allocative Efficiency -- 7.3 Adjusting for Environment -- 7.4 Non-Discretionary Variables -- 7.5 Input Congestion -- 7.6 Treatment of Slacks -- 7.7 Empirical Application: Australian Universities -- 7.8 Conclusions -- 8. Efficiency Measurement Using Stochastic Frontiers -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The Stochastic Frontier Production Function -- 8.3 Maximum-Likelihood Estimation -- 8.4 Estimation of Mean Technical Efficiency -- 8.5 Prediction of Firm-level Technical Efficiencies -- 8.6 Tests of Hypotheses -- 8.7 A Simple Numerical Example -- 8.8 Conclusions -- 9. Additional Topics on Stochastic Frontiers -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Truncated-Normal Distribution -- 9.3 Alternative Functional Forms -- 9.4 Panel Data Models -- 9.5 Time-varying Inefficiency Model -- 9.6 Modeling Inefficiency Effects -- 9.7 Duality and Modeling of Allocative Efficiencies -- 9.8 Empirical Application: Wheat Farming in South Africa -- 9.9 Conclusions -- 10. Productivity Measurement Using Efficiency Measurement Methods -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The Malmquist TFP Index -- 10.3 Two Estimation Methods -- 10.4 Empirical Application: Australian Electricity Generation -- 10.5 Conclusions -- 11. Conclusions -- 11.1 Summary of Methods -- 11.2 Relative Merits of the Methods: Some Comments -- 11.3 Some Final Points -- Appendix: Computer Software -- References -- Author Index.An Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis is designed as a primer for anyone seeking an authoritative introduction to efficiency and productivity analysis. It is a systematic treatment of four relatively new methodologies in Efficiency/Production Analysis: (a) Least-Squares Econometric Production Models, (b) Total Factor Productivity (TFP) Indices, (c) Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and (d) Stochastic Frontiers. Each method is discussed thoroughly. First, the basic elements of each method are discussed using models to illustrate the method's fundamentals, and, second, the discussion is expanded to treat the extensions and varieties of each method's uses. Finally, one or more case studies are provided as a full illustration of how each methodology can be used. In addition, all four methodologies will be linked in the book's presentation by examining the advantages and disadvantages of each method and the problems to which each method can be most suitably applied. The book offers the first unified text presentation of methods that will be of use to students, researchers and practitioners who work in the growing area of Efficiency/Productivity Analysis. The book also provides detailed advice on computer programs which can be used to calculate the various measures. This involves a number of presentations of computer instructions and output listings for the SHAZAM, TFPIP, DEAP and FRONTIER computer programs.Operations research.Decision making.Economic theory.Microeconomics.Economics.Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.Operation Research/Decision Theory.Microeconomics.Springer eBookshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5493-6URN:ISBN:9781461554936 |