Aim: The objective of the paper is to construct an index of fiscal performance of Indian states using four non-parametric approaches ( Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA), Free Disposal Hull(FDH), Order-m and Order-alpha).The reason behind using non-parametric methods for the purpose of construction...

Compte tenu de l'importance de l'étude de la dépendance extrême, nous avons essayé de déterminer l'approche qui semble être la meilleure pour l'étude des risques extrêmes. Pour atteindre ce but, nous avons mené une étude du coefficient de dépendance de queue pour les trois approche :...

This paper explores the link between exports and total factor productivity (TFP) for Brazilian manufacturing firms over the period 2000-2008, both under the assumption of an exogenous or an endogenous law of motion for productivity. The authors first obtain TFP estimates under each alternative...

This paper explores the link between exports and total factor productivity (TFP) in Brazilian manufacturing firms over the period 2000-2008. The Brazilian experience is instructive as it is a case of an economy that expanded aggregate exports significantly, but with stagnant aggregate TFP...

This paper explores the link between exports and total factor productivity (TFP) for Brazilian manufacturing firms over the period 2000-2008, both under the assumption of an exogenous or an endogenous law of motion for productivity. The authors first obtain TFP estimates under each alternative...

This paper explores the link between exports and total factor productivity (TFP) for Brazilian manufacturing firms over the period 2000-2008, both under the assumption of an exogenous or an endogenous law of motion for productivity. The authors first obtain TFP estimates under each alternative...