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050		4	_aHB139-141
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072		7	_aBUS021000 _2bisacsh
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100	1		_aCoelli, Timothy J. _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis _h[electronic resource] / _cby Timothy J. Coelli, D.S. Prasada Rao, Christopher J. O’Donnell, George E. Battese.
250			_aSecond Edition.
264		1	_aBoston, MA : _bSpringer US, _c2005.
300			_aXVII, 349 p. _bonline resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_atext file _bPDF _2rda
505	0		_aReview 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.
520			_aThe 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.
650		0	_aBusiness.
650		0	_aManagement science.
650		0	_aProduction management.
650		0	_aOperations research.
650		0	_aDecision making.
650		0	_aEngineering economics.
650		0	_aEngineering economy.
650		0	_aEconometrics.
650		0	_aIndustrial organization.
650	1	4	_aEconomics.
650	2	4	_aEconometrics.
650	2	4	_aIndustrial Organization.
650	2	4	_aBusiness and Management, general.
650	2	4	_aOperation Research/Decision Theory.
650	2	4	_aOperations Management.
650	2	4	_aEngineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.
700	1		_aPrasada Rao, D.S. _eauthor.
700	1		_aO’Donnell, Christopher J. _eauthor.
700	1		_aBattese, George E. _eauthor.
710	2		_aSpringerLink (Online service)
773	0		_tSpringer eBooks
776	0	8	_iPrinted edition: _z9780387242651
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b136381
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950			_aBusiness and Economics (Springer-11643)
999			_c505208 _d505208