ABSTRACT This discussion paper attempts the investigation of inefficiency with respect to water suppliers in rural areas of East and West Germany. This is done by using a nonradial measure of input-specific allocative inefficiency based on the demand system derived from a flexible cost function...

This discussion paper attempts the investigation of inefficiency with respect to water suppliers in rural areas of East and West Germany. This is done by using a nonradial measure of input-specific allocative inefficiency based on the demand system derived from a flexible cost function for the...

This discussion paper attempts the investigation of inefficiency with respect to water suppliers in rural areas of East and West Germany. This is done by using a nonradial measure of input-specific allocative inefficiency based on the demand system derived from a flexible cost function for the...

Zusammenfassung Während die qualifikatorische Lohnstruktur in Deutschland in den vergangenen beiden Jahrzehnten relativ stabil war, mußte vor allem bei den unteren Qualifikationsgruppen ein deutlicher Beschäftigungsverlust konstatiert werden. In diesem Beitrag werden die Wirkungen des...