Estimation of Technical Inefficiency in Production Frontier Models Using Cross-Sectional Data

In this paper we discuss the specification and estimation of technical efficiency in a variety of stochastic frontier production models. The focus is on cross-sectional models. We start from the basic neoclassical production theory and introduce technical inefficiency in there. Various model specifications with several distributional assumptions on the inefficiency component are explored in detail. Theoretical and empirical issues are illustrated with empirical examples using STATA.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	KUMBHAKAR, SUBAL C. ; WANG, HUNG-JEN
Published in:	Indian Economic Review. - Department of Economics. - Vol. 45.2010, 2, p. 7-77
Publisher:	Department of Economics
Subject:	Production Function \| Stochastic Frontier \| Input and Output-Oriented Technical Efficiency \| Maximum Likelihood \| Truncated Distributions

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	C13 - Estimation ; C21 - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models ; C51 - Model Construction and Estimation ; D24 - Production; Capital and Total Factor Productivity; Capacity
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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