Directional measurement of technical efficiency of production: An axiomatic approach

Walter Briec, Laurent Cavaignac and Kristiaan Kerstens

Economic Modelling, 2011, vol. 28, issue 3, 775-781

Abstract: This contribution revisits the debate on the axiomatic properties satisfied by various radial versus non-radial measures of technical efficiency in production. This issue arises whenever isoquant and efficient subset of technology diverge and hence traditional radial measurement does not comply with Koopmans' definition of technical efficiency. This axiomatic approach to technical efficiency measurement is revisited within the framework of the more recently introduced directional distance function. This analysis provides the opportunity to define some new directional efficiency measures.

Keywords: Isoquant; Efficient; subset; Shephard; distance; function; Directional; distance; function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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