In a paper published by Ma (1994) it was argued that the prospective payment system in the hospital industry was superior to the cost based reimbursement system to achieve both cost reduction and quality improvement objectives. In the analysis, it was assumed that quality and costs decisions...

Hospital financing systems determine major decisions made by physicians and managers within hospitals. This paper examines the impact of the transition toward an activity-based reimbursement system that has emerged in most OCDE countries. We consider two initial situations, one for a private...

This article analyses the relationship between the comparative advantages of bank branches and the trade area environment. Bank branches are points of sale whose trade environment influences their activities and performance. Comparative advantages are defined, for each output mix, by the strict...

This study estimates productivity gains and their distribution among inputs and outputs for American industries over the period 1987-2011 using the traditional surplus accounting method. Total Factor Productivity (TFP) change is traditionally defined as the growth rate of output minus the growth...

CONTEXTThe semi-arid zone of Burkina Faso is characterized by strong climate variability and declining soil fertility associated with low biomass production.OBJECTIVEThe main objective of this study was to contribute to alleviating biomass scarcity in semi-arid Burkina Faso while considering...

Successive CAP reforms have increased the exposure of European agriculture to market forces. As a result, farmers have become preoccupied with their competitiveness and have progressively adopted best practices. However, these long-run technological adjustments could be slowed down by eventual...

Un des principaux objectifs des différentes réformes successives de la PAC est de soumettre davantage l’offre agricole européenne aux signaux des marchés. De fait, la recherche de compétitivité devient une préoccupation majeure des agriculteurs. Les moins performants doivent rattraper...

Un des principaux objectifs des différentes réformes successives de la PAC est de soumettre davantage l’offre agricole européenne aux signaux des marchés. De fait, la recherche de compétitivité devient une préoccupation majeure des agriculteurs. Les moins performants doivent rattraper...