Some Problems with the Ferrier/Hirschberg Bootstrap Idea

Leopold Simar and Paul Wilson

Journal of Productivity Analysis, 1999, vol. 11, issue 1, 67-80

Abstract: This paper demonstrates that the bootstrap procedure suggested by Ferrier and Hirschberg (1997) gives inconsistent estimates. A very simple example is given to illustrate the statistical issues underlying nonparametric efficiency measurement and the problems with the Ferrier/Hirschberg approach, and may serve as a primer on bootstrapping in nonparametric models of production processes. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1999

Keywords: DEA; Bootstrap; Efficiency; Frontier; Nonparametric (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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DOI: 10.1023/A:1007735422028

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