This discussion paper attempts the investigation of inefficiency with respect to water suppliers in rural areas of East and West Germany. This is done by using a nonradial measure of input-specific allocative inefficiency based on the demand system derived from a flexible cost function for the...

This paper analyzes efficiency and total factor productivity (TFP) change of large agriculturalenterprises during their transition to a market economy in Ukraine. In this case the efficiencyis calculated by data envelopment analysis and the productivity change is measured by theMalmquist...

The impact of group affiliation to agroholdings on enterprise performance in terms of productivity and efficiency is controversially discussed in the literature. However, only few papers evaluate the effects of group membership on the productivity and efficiency of agricultural enterprises in...

In vielen Teilen der Erde nimmt die Knappheit des Gutes Wasser rapide zu. Dennoch weigern sich Entscheidungsträger die ökonomischen Implikationen dieser Wasserknappheit sowie der Allokation von Wasser zu berücksichtigen. Die vorliegende Studie fokussiert die Wasserversorgungsindustrie, indem...