Quantile eco-efficiency estimation and convergence: A nonparametric frontier approach

Michael Polemis, Thanasis Stengos, Panayiotis Tzeremes and Nickolaos G. Tzeremes

Economics Letters, 2021, vol. 202, issue C

Abstract: This study develops a novel quantile eco-efficiency nonparametric estimator to test for the existence of possible convergence patterns across 29 OECD countries over the period 1953–2019. Our framework provides robust eco-efficiency estimators and allows us to test the convergence of countries’ estimated eco-efficiency levels at different quantiles. The results indicate that countries’ eco-efficiency performance has been increased over the sample years, formulating specific eco-efficiency convergence clubs.

Keywords: Quantile frontier estimation; Eco-efficiency; Nonparametric; OECD (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 O47 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109813

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