Metafrontier frameworks for the study of firm-level efficiencies and technology ratios

Title
Metafrontier frameworks for the study of firm-level efficiencies and technology ratios
Publication Date
2008
Author(s)
O'Donnell, Christopher John
Rao, Dodla Sai
Battese, George Edward
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Springer
Place of publication
Germany
DOI
10.1007/s00181-007-0119-4
UNE publication id
une:6293
Abstract
This paper uses the concept of a metafrontier to compare the technical efficiencies of firms that may be classified into different groups. The paper presents the basic analytical framework necessary for the definition of a metafrontier, shows how a metafrontier can be estimated using non-parametric and parametric methods, and presents an empirical application using cross country agricultural sector data. The paper also explores the issues of technological change, time-varying technical inefficiency, multiple outputs, different efficiency orientations, and firm heterogeneity.
Link
Citation
Empirical Economics, 34(2), p. 231-255
ISSN
1435-8921
0377-7332
Start page
231
End page
255

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