Search Results - subject_exact:"Technical efficiency"

The Power of neighbourhood : how social interactions shape household technical efficiency in fostering children's scholastic achievement

Agee, Mark D. - 2026

This paper examines the impact of neighbourhood social interactions on a household's ability to produce their child's scholastic achievement. A time-varying stochastic frontier model and a spatial Durbin model are used to estimate endogenous and contextual neighbourhood effects on household...

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Tourism-induced Data Envelopment Analysis (T-DEA) : an application in the Eurozone economic space

Ekonomou, George; Kallioras, Dimitris - 2026

This study investigates technical efficiency scores and performance change patterns by applying the tourism-induced Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to the Eurozone from 1996 to 2019. The study uses direct employment in tourism and capital investment spending directly related to the travel and...

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Evaluating ESG effects on firm's technical efficiency with robust nonparametric frontiers : insights from Asia

Arsenopoulou, Maria; Nerantzidis, Michail; Lazarides, … - 2026

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Efficiency analysis in two-stage data envelopment analysis with shared resources and undesirable outputs : an application in the banking sector

Amirteimoori, Alireza - 2025

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Technical progress and sustainable growth in the manufacturing sector of North American countries, 1984-2022: A stochastic frontier analysis

Navarro-Chávez, César Lenin - 2025

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Technical progress and sustainable growth in the manufacturing sector of North American countries, 1984-2022 : a stochastic frontier analysis

Navarro-Chávez, César Lenin - 2025

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The effect of heat stress on risk and efficiency in dairy farming

Parikoglou, Iordanis; Finger, Robert - 2025

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Technical versus environmental efficiency in steel production : a global perspective

Benini, Giacomo; Enstad, Erik; Mersha, Amare Alemaye; … - 2025

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Profit efficiency in wheat cultivation : an all-India analysis of farm level data

Ray, Subhash C.; Yang, Linge - 2025

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Gender and cultural diversity on boards : their impact on internationalisation

Al-Najjar, Basil; Salama, Aly; Abed, Alaa - 2025

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The impact of trade openness and ICT on technical efficiency of township economies in South Africa

Mazorodze, Brian Tavonga - 2025

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The impact of trade openness and ICT on technical efficiency of township economies in South Africa

Mazorodze, Brian Tavonga - 2025

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The relationship between local governments efficiency and quality of life : an empirical analysis on Italian provinces

Agasisti, Tommaso; Massaggia, Pietro; Miserocchi, Teo - 2025

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The impact of energy consumption on economic growth : application of CES function for Romania

Niță, Dorina; Stoicuța, Nadia - 2025

This paper analyses the contribution of the renewable and non-renewable primary energy consumption per capita and the gross fixed capital formation per capita to sustainable economic growth using two models approximated by CES-type functions. Estimates are made by applying the TRANSLOG method....

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Mobile technology and gender : a pathway to increased yield and farm profit for smallholder farmers in Bangladesh

Kandulu, John M.; Wheeler, Sarah; Zuo, Alec; Connor, … - 2025

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Exploring the stochastic production frontier in the presence of outliers : a simulation study

Djuraidah, Anik; Pranata, Ismail - 2025

Technical efficiency measures the performance of an observation unit in generating outputs effectively. The stochastic production frontier (SPF), which is a commonly used method for this purpose, determines how close a unit is to achieving maximum output based on its inputs. However, the...

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Evaluating the performance of Moroccan social incubators : an SFA analysis of youth platforms under the national initiative for human development

El Maaqili, Younes; Tlemcani Mhandez, Mariam; Ouchen, … - 2025

Purpose - This study focuses on the evaluation of youth platforms as an important social incubator of the National Initiative for Human Development (NIHD) in Morocco, particularly to promote social entrepreneurship and support very small enterprises (VSE). Numerous social incubators have been...

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Does rural non-farm employment relieve or exacerbate the agricultural diversification-farm efficiency tradeoff : the case of aquaculture in Bangladesh

Abaidoo, Eric; Belton, Ben; Reardon, Thomas Anthony; … - 2025

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Shadow price signals in the steel sector : from efficiency gaps to policy maps

Benini, Giacomo; Enstad, Erik; Mersha, Amare Alemaye; … - 2025

This study provides the first global, plant-level analysis of technical and environmental efficiency in steel production using data from 143 mills across 50 countries (2019–2023). Using a Stochastic Directional Distance Function, we estimate plants’ distance to the frontier and compute...

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Land regularization and technical efficiency in agricultural production : an empirical study in Andean countries

Schling, Maja; Saénz Somarriba, Magaly; Dios Mattos, … - 2024

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Assessing production and marketing efficiency of organic horticultural commodities : a stochastic frontier analysis

Lestari, Etty Puji; Prajanti, Sucihatiningsih Dian Wisika; … - 2024

Inefficiency is a problem in the production process, including in the organic farming sector. Over a long term period, this problem can disrupt the productivity of agricultural crops. This research aims to analyze the production and marketing efficiency of organic cabbage farming in the Kopeng...

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Addressing spatial dependence when estimating technical efficiency : a spatialized data envelopment analysis of regional productive performance in the European Union

Ramajo Hernández, Julián; Márquez, Miguel A.; … - 2024

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Measuring technical efficiency of state-owned enterprises in Asia Pacific and European regions : a data envelopment analysis

Adnan, Suraya; Zainal, Nurazilah; Bany Ariffin Bin Amin … - 2024

This paper asseses the efficiency of the State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) in Asia-Pacific and European regions by adapting a non-parametric analysis, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to compute technical efficiency (TE). There are two TE models available namely constant returns-to-scale (CRS) and...

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Are Ecuadorian banks enough technically efficient for growth? : a clinical study

Proaño-Rivera, Bladimir; Feria-Domínguez, José Manuel - 2024

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Conservation agriculture-based sustainable intensification improves technical efficiency in Northern Bangladesh : the case of Rangpur

Paz, Bruno; Hailu, Atakelty; Rola-Rubzen, Maria Fay; … - 2024

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Role of ECGC in export performance of firms in the MSME sector of India

Ojha, Vijay Prakash; Siddiqui, Areej Aftab; Nag, Biswajit; … - 2024

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Personality traits and technical efficiency of Chinese rice farmers

Qian, Chen; Zhu, Xueqin; Antonides, Gerrit; Heerink, Nico - 2024

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Does credit constraint matter for technical efficiency, technological shifts, and profitability of flower growers? : an empirical study

Mitra, Sandip; Dipto, Md. Rashid Asef; Ankon, Yasin Ibrahim - 2024

This study aims to investigate the variations in efficiency, technology gap, and profitability of flower producers depending on their credit constraint position. A total of 160 flower farmers have been selected from Bangladesh by using a multistage sampling technique. Meta-frontier Data...

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Does the climate change adaptation affect technical efficiency? : empirical evidence from potato farmers in East Java, Indonesia

Nuhfil Hanani AR; Shadiqur Rahman, Moh.; Fahriyah, Fahriyah - 2024

Under climate change, maintaining technical efficiency in farming is crucial for smallholder farmers to enhance their yield and productivity; therefore, it is essential to implement climate change adaptation strategies to sustain this technical efficiency. This study investigates the impact of...

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Effects of fiscal support for agriculture on grain production technical efficiency : empirical evidence from Chinese farms

Wang, Zu; Wu, Zhihao; Wei, Longbao - 2024

This study utilizes micro-level farm panel data from 2007 to 2012 to measure the technical efficiency of grain production among farms using a stochastic frontier analysis model. Additionally, it employs a two-way fixed effects model to empirically investigate the impact of fiscal support for...

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Total factor productivity, deforestation, and voluntary sustainability standards : evidence from Rwandese coffee farmers

Paz, Bruno; Dalheimer, Bernhard; Wollni, Meike - 2024

Increasing food demand will most likely be met with agricultural intensification and land clearing, exacerbating environmental consequences associated with food supply. The mechanisms and trade-offs between agriculture and the environment are heterogeneous and not well understood, yet key to...

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To specialize or not to specialize? - A technical efficiency analysis in three transition economies

Djuraeva, Mukhayyo; Bobojonov, Ihtiyor; Kuhn, Lena - 2026

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ESG integration and cost efficiency assessment : evidence from GCC banking

Aldousari, Abdullah - 2026

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Steered by digitization and incentives : the configuration and effect of improving innovation efficiency in manufacturing companies

Deng, Haixiong; Yang, Fang; Wei, Huang - 2026

Digitization has reshaped corporate innovation. However, few studies have explored how companies can fully incentivize their human capital in the digital transformation process to improve innovation capabilities. To address this gap, this study proposes a configurational framework that...

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Compensation for indirect carbon costs : impacts on electricity efficiency, production and emissions

Hagem, Cathrine; Kverndokk, Snorre; Rosendahl, Knut Einar - 2026

The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) leads to higher electricity prices and thus higher costs for electricity-intensive industries in the EU, reducing their competitiveness compared to those in non-EU countries. This disparity may result in carbon leakage, where production shifts abroad,...

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Compensation for indirect carbon costs : impacts on electricity efficiency, production, and emissions

Hagem, Cathrine; Kverndokk, Snorre; Rosendahl, Knut Einar - 2026

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Measuring environmental efficiency of ports under undesirable outputs and uncertainty

Sonkariya, Anjali; Awasthi, Anjali - 2026

Ports are the major gateways of cities. Background: Sustainable growth requires ports to prioritize efficiency while balancing economic, social, and environmental goals. There is limited synthesized evidence on the sustainability evaluation of ports, including those of North America. In this...

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Productivity Gap between Women- and Men-Run Private Hotels in Georgia : A Data Envelopment Analysis–Based Meta Frontier Analysis

Amin, Mohammad; Ali, Nesma - 2026

This paper makes an initial attempt to account for differences in the technologies used by women- and men-run businesses, that is, technological “heterogeneity,” for better understanding productivity differences between the two groups. The paper applies meta frontier analysis to the...

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The relative efficiency of the health sector in Saudi Arabia : a data envelopment analysis

Benyoussef, Slah; Jbir, Rafik; Belkhir, Nadia - 2026

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Market structure, efficiency, and the quest for banking performance : new insights from an evolving banking market

Khan, Naveed; Afridi, Muhammad Asim; Ṭāhir, Muḥammad; … - 2026

This study investigates the impact of market structure on the performance of banks in Pakistan. It explicitly tests two competing hypotheses: the Structure-Conduct-Performance paradigm and the Efficient Structure Hypothesis, providing insights into whether profitability stems from market...

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Evaluation of green efficiency of the industrial sector and its influencing factors in West Sumatra

Ayu, Putri; Weriantoni, Weriantoni; Susanti, Oknovia; … - 2026

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Innovation efficiency and its influencing factors in China's new energy enterprises : an empirical analysis

Li, Bei; Li, Dongwei - 2026

Against the backdrop of global energy transition and sustainable development, advancing the new energy industry has become a critical pathway for optimizing energy structures and achieving the dual carbon goals. However, while China's new energy sector has experienced rapid growth, it has also...

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The hidden costs of trade : institutional and cultural determinants of export efficiency for Vietnam's wood products

Nguyen, Phong; Tran, Xuan Uyen; Faye, Bonoua - 2026

Vietnam's wooden forest products industry is an important export sector, contributing to industrial growth and employment. However, it is facing increasing pressures related to challenges such as forest and export sustainability. Despite its potential, Vietnam's export performance remains uneven...

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Evaluation of public expenditure in Morocco : an analysis using efficiency frontiers

Lhajhouji, Yassin; Hasnaoui, Rachid; Bakhat, Mohcine - 2026

In Morocco, the increasing public expenditure on essential sectors, such as education, does not always lead to improved outcomes, highlighting a significant gap between resource allocation and quality enhancement. This study examines the efficiency of public expenditure in education, health, and...

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Chinese import competition, firm-level productivity growth and the distance to the frontier

Friesenbichler, Klaus S.; Kügler, Agnes; Reinstaller, … - 2026

Recent evidence suggests that Chinese imports negatively impact firm-level productivity growth in the EU. We argue that this effect is moderated by the technological frontier, as proposed by Acemoglu et al. (2006). Using three distinct measures of the frontier, we examined firm-level data from...

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Robust frontier and efficiency analysis with frontiles

Daouia, Abdelaati; Laurent, Thibault - 2026

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The economics of shipping decarbonisation : carbon, production, and allocative efficiencies

Shi, Yao; Moutzouris, Ioannis C. - 2026

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Quasi-indexers' ownership and capital budgeting efficiency of firms

Zhang, Xiaowen - 2026

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Allocating misallocation : decomposing measures of aggregate allocative efficiency

Blackwood, G. Jacob; Haltiwanger, John C.; Wolf, Zoltán - 2026

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Banking efficiency under systemic uncertainty : a bibliometric lens on sustainability

Manta, Alina Georgiana; Ghertescu, Claudia; Bădîrcea, … - 2026

This study delves into how the literature conceptualizes banking efficiency as a capability shaping sustainability-oriented pathways under conditions of systemic uncertainty, including recurrent economic-financial disruptions and geopolitical shocks. Using records indexed in the Web of Science...

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Is Spain's energy voucher lighting the way for the poor? : A microeconomic evaluation of the Bono Social Eléctrico

Llorca, Manuel; Rodríguez Álvarez, Ana - 2026

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Is Spain's energy voucher lighting the way for the poor? : a microeconomic evaluation of the Bono Social Eléctrico

Llorca, Manuel; Rodríguez Álvarez, Ana - 2025

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From efficiency measurement to spatial correlation : slacks-based directional distance function and Moran’s I study of Vietnam's provincial development

Pham, Anh Ton - 2026

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An analytical framework for sustainability assessment under stochastic conditions

Amirteimoori, Alireza; Allahviranloo, Tofigh; … - 2026

Measuring sustainability as an efficient tool to achieve sustainable development and improve economic, social, and environmental aspects is always fraught with complications. In this sense, developing a suitable approach for evaluating and recognizing the strengths and weaknesses across these...

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