Abstract By integrating Battese and Coelli's (1995) model and the spatial autoregressive
model (SAR), a spatial autoregressive stochastic frontier model for panel data is developed …

This article analyzes the consequences of tourism specialization on efficiency in the hotel
sector. The evidence found in other sectors and economies supports the goodness …

The tourism industry, particularly the hotel sector, is becoming increasingly competitive and
dynamic as a result of the pressures of globalized supply and demand in a context of …

The objectives of the Rural Development Programme for Lithuania for the period 2007 to
2013 are to:(a) preserve natural and cultural heritage objects,(b) support complementary …

This research estimates the efficiency of a representative sample of Italian wine producers
from the Italian FADN survey following a recent spatial stochastic frontier framework that …

The paper aims to study the effect of spatial interdependence, among nearby municipalities,
on public services efficiency. An empirical analysis on the waste disposal service in 4250 …

This study investigates the potential role of variations in technical efficiency as a contributing
factor in providing an explanation for convergence or divergence in Western Europe. To …

This research examines the spatial linkages between natural amenities and tourism
employment spillovers under alternative neighbourhood structures. A main contribution is to …

This paper deals with an alternative approach to combine spatial dependence and
stochastic frontier models using a large statistical literature on skew-normal distribution …

This paper introduces a new methodology to identify space‐time patterns of regional
resilience using a micro‐level approach. The novel empirical tool combines geographically …