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Estimation of technical inefficiency in production frontier models using cross-sectional data

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Abstract

In this paper, we discuss the specification and estimation of technical efficiency in a variety of stochastic frontier production models. The focus is on cross-sectional models. We start from the basic neoclassical production theory and introduce technical inefficiency in there. Various model specifications with several distributional assumptions on the inefficiency component are explored in detail. Theoretical and empirical issues are illustrated with empirical examples using STATA.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBenchmarking for Performance Evaluation
Subtitle of host publicationA Production Frontier Approach
PublisherSpringer India
Pages1-73
Number of pages73
ISBN (Electronic)9788132222538
ISBN (Print)9788132222521
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015

Keywords

  • Input- and output-oriented technical efficiency
  • Maximum likelihood
  • Production function
  • Stochastic frontier
  • Truncated distributions

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