An Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis
By: Coelli, Timothy J [author.].
Contributor(s): Prasada Rao, D.S [author.] | O’Donnell, Christopher J [author.] | Battese, George E [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookPublisher: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.Edition: Second Edition.Description: XVII, 349 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780387258959.Subject(s): Business | Management science | Production management | Operations research | Decision making | Engineering economics | Engineering economy | Econometrics | Industrial organization | Economics | Econometrics | Industrial Organization | Business and Management, general | Operation Research/Decision Theory | Operations Management | Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, MarketingDDC classification: 330.015195 Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | Available | EBK5495 |
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.
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: econometric estimation of average response models; index numbers; data envelopment analysis (DEA); and stochastic firontier analysis (SFA). For each method, we provide a detailed introduction to the basic concepts, give some simple numerical examples, discuss some of the more important extensions to the basic methods, and provide references for further reading. In addition, we provide a number of detailed empirical applications using real-world data. The book can be used as a textbook or as a reference text. As a textbook, it probably contains too much material to cover in a single semester, so most instructors will want to design a course around a subset of chapters. For example, Chapter 2 is devoted to a review of production economics and could probably be skipped in a course for graduate economics majors. However, it should prove useful to undergraduate students and those doing a major in another field, such as business management or health studies.
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