Nonparametric estimators are widely used to estimate the productive efficiency of firms and
other organizations, but often without any attempt to make statistical inference. Recent work …

A rich theory of production and analysis of productive efficiency has developed since the
pioneering work by Tjalling C. Koopmans and Gerard Debreu. Michael J. Farrell published …

The purpose of this study is to measure and compare the performance of the National
Innovation Systems using the information available in IUS 2011 database. In order to fulfill …

In this paper we consider estimation of models popular in efficiency and productivity analysis
(such as the stochastic frontier model, truncated regression model, etc.) via the local …

In this paper, we study the 'wrong skewness phenomenon'in stochastic frontiers (SF), which
consists in the observed difference between the expected and estimated sign of the …

This paper investigates the pattern of teaching and research performances, the relationship
between them, and the convergence for Italian public HEIs in the period 2000–2010, by …

To cope with the excessive growth of energy consumption, the Chinese government has
been trying to strengthen the energy regulation system by introducing new initiatives that …

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is used to assess the relative efficiency of a set of
decision-making units (DMUs). A potential drawback to DEA is that one must include a …

Nonparametric Frontier Estimation: recent developments and new challenges Page 1 ² ±
Nonparametric Frontier Estimation: recent developments and new challenges Toulouse …

Norges Vassedrags-og Energidirektorat (NVE) regulerer nettselskapene, da disse er
naturlige monopolister. Nettselskapene tildeles inntektsrammer som fastsettes ved hjelp av …