Metafrontier Functions for the Study of Inter-regional Productivity Differences

D.S. Prasada Rao (), Christopher O'Donnell and George E. Battese
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George E. Battese: CEPA - School of Economics, The University of Queensland, https://economics.uq.edu.au/cepa

No WP012003, CEPA Working Papers Series from University of Queensland, School of Economics

Abstract: The paper uses the concept of metafrontier functions to study regional differences in production technologies. The paper has three components. The first deals with the analytical framework necessary for the definition of metafrontier functions. The second component studies the properties of the metafrontier estimated using nonparametric data envelopment analysis (DEA). The third component focuses on the estimation of metafrontiers within the parametric framework of stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). The empirical application of the models uses cross-country agricultural sector data. The DEA and SFA metafrontiers are presented and discussed.

JEL-codes: C23 C51 C63 D24 L6 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-09
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