BENFRATELLO, L.; ERBETTA, F.; FRAQUELLI, G. - In: Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali 113 (2005) 1, pp. 3-22
This paper assesses the role of competition in explaining efficiency in the Italian manufacturing industries. Technical efficiency differentials are measured by applying the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method on a panel of firms from 43 industries at 3- digit level, over the 1983-1991...