Using a stochastic frontier model and a comprehensive dataset, we study factors that affect corporate efficiency in … efficiency, and (iii) high competition is less conductive to efficiency than moderate or low competition. In terms of ownership …, we find that (iv) efficiency increases when a majority owner must deal with minority shareholders and that (v) domestic …

on evaluating fertilizer use efficiency at the farm level whereas little is known about the technical efficiency of … Effects model (GTRE), this paper estimates and decomposes the technical efficiency of Chinese fertilizer-producing firms …. Results show technical efficiency increased from 0.883 in 1998 to 0.930 in 2007, with an average of 0.898. The growth rate of …

In this paper we analyze the evolution of firm financial efficiency in the Czech Republic. Using a large panel of more … than 400,000 Czech firm/years we study whether firms fully utilize their resources, how firm financial efficiency evolves … over time, and how firm financial efficiency is determined by ownership structure. We employ a panel version of a …

In this paper we analyze the evolution of firm financial efficiency in the Czech Republic. Using a large panel of more … than 400,000 Czech firm/years we study whether firms fully utilize their resources, how firm financial efficiency evolves … over time, and how firm financial efficiency is determined by ownership structure. We employ a panel version of a …

Several countries around the world have introduced reforms to the electric power sector. One important element of these … productive efficiency of the companies due to the use of the inputs in just one activity and a greater level of transparency for … the regulator. This paper analyzes the cost efficiency of 28 electricity distribution companies in New Zealand for the …

This chapter conducts a review of the literature dealing with overall public sector performance and efficiency, it … defines a methodology to assess public sector efficiency and it creates a novel and large cross-sectional panel dataset of … government indicators and public sector efficiency scores. The focus is on a balanced sample covering all 36 OECD countries over …

This study examines the energy efficiency and environmental performance of Mexico's manufacturing sector across regions … economic efficiency. Over the analysis period, the production frontier shifted only modestly. Regionally, northern states …