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Alecos Papadopoulos () and Christopher F. Parmeter ()
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Alecos Papadopoulos: Athens University of Economics and Business
Christopher F. Parmeter: University of Miami

Chapter Chapter 1 in Two-Tier Stochastic Frontier Analysis for the Social Sciences, 2025, pp 3-24 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter elaborates on the concept of a “frontier” in statistical analysis and how it relates to regression models. It then presents examples where a two-tier stochastic frontier model (2TSF) arises naturally as a modeling choice. We also narrate the origins of the model based on discussions with the scholars who first proposed it in the literature, and we offer a selective review of published 2TSF studies to showcase its flexibility and applicability across social sciences.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-81513-3_1

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