Stochastic frontiers with a Rayleigh distribution

Gholamreza Hajargasht ()

Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2015, vol. 44, issue 2, 199-208

Abstract: We introduce a stochastic frontier model with a one-parameter distribution known as the Rayleigh distribution which has a non-zero mode and yet it is easy to estimate and use. We show how this model can be estimated using various estimation methods. The Rayleigh model with environmental variables and time-varying features is also considered. It is also tested against exponential and half-normal models using two real data sets. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015

Keywords: Technical efficiency; Exponential; Half-normal; C13; C23; C33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/s11123-014-0417-8

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