This paper develops a port productivity and efficiency analysis of all developing regions between 2000 and 2010, using …, and 1,750 data points-, we carry out an analysis of the evolution and drivers of productivity and efficiency changes … heterogeneity is explained by pure efficiency changes rather than scale efficiency of technological changes. Therefore, we carry out …

This paper is an empirical application of the distance function to study the allocative efficiency of a regulated …

that operate partially on a joint tram network. Merger gains are then decomposed into individual technical efficiency …

This paper analyses the impact of vertical grants on local public sector efficiency. First, we develop a theoretical … reduce efficiency if voters do not misinterpret the amount of vertical grants the local bureaucrats receive. If voters suffer … from fiscal illusion, i.e. overestimate the amount of grants, our model yields an ambiguous effect of grants on efficiency …

This paper analyses the impact of vertical grants on local public sector efficiency. First, we develop a theoretical … reduce efficiency if voters do not misinterpret the amount of vertical grants the local bureaucrats receive. If voters suffer … from fiscal illusion, i.e. overestimate the amount of grants, our model yields an ambiguous effect of grants on efficiency …

Nash Bargaining problem. The efficiency of candidate merged entities is determined by a relative-influence function that … measures the degree to which the combination of the involved firms’ levels of efficiency results in cost … impact on efficiency levels and consolidation patterns, and that even a substantial subsidy would still leave about five …