An Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Coelli, Timothy J. (Συγγραφέας), Prasada Rao, D.S (Συγγραφέας), O’Donnell, Christopher J. (Συγγραφέας), Battese, George E. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Έκδοση: Second Edition.
• Θέματα: Business.; Management science.; Production management.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Econometrics.; Industrial organization.; Economics.; Industrial Organization.; Business and Management, general.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Operations Management.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.

The second edition of this book has been written for the same audience as the first edition. It is designed to be a "first port of call" for people wishing to study efficiency and productivity analysis. The book provides an accessible introduction to the four principal methods involved: ec...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Review of Production Economics
• Productivity and Efficiency Measurement Concepts
• Index Numbers and Productivity Measurement
• Data and Measurement Issues
• Data Envelopment Analysis
• Additional Topics on Data Envelopment Analysis
• Econometric Estimation of Production Technologies
• Stochastic Frontier Analysis
• Additional Topics on Stochastic Frontier Analysis
• The Calculation and Decomposition of Productivity Change Using Frontier Methods
• Conclusions.