Technical dependencies as well as data constraints limit our ability to allocate inputs across sectors and hence our ability to measure sectoral productivity. We adapt a directional measure of efficiency to the measurement of sector-specific productivity that does not require allocating all...

Technical dependencies as well as data constraints limit our ability to allocate inputs across sectors and hence our ability to measure sectoral productivity. We adapt a directional measure of efficiency to the measurement of sector-specific productivity that does not require allocating all...

The collection of data through surveys is a costly and time-consuming process, particularly when complex economic data are involved. The paper presents an efficient approach, based on Gaussian quadrature, to survey sampling when some information is available about the target population. Using...

Binding quantity constraints, especially non-negativity constraints, appear frequently in micro-level data sets. Two dual approaches to demand systems estimation in the presence of binding non-negativity constraints are reviewed. It is demonstrated that, in a demand systems context, the more...

The collection of data through surveys is a costly and time-consuming process, particularly when complex economic data are involved. The paper presents an efficient approach, based on Gaussian quadrature, to survey sampling when some information is available about the target population. Using...