Inter-firm and intra-firm efficiency measures

被引:22
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作者
Lansink, AO [1 ]
Silva, E
Stefanou, S
机构
[1] Univ Wageningen & Res Ctr, NL-6700 HB Wageningen, Netherlands
[2] Fac Econ Porto, Porto, Portugal
[3] Penn State Univ, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
关键词
intra-firm efficiency; inter-firm efficiency; inter-firm catch-up; Generalized Maximum Entropy;
D O I
10.1023/A:1011124308349
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Intra-firm efficiency involves computing a particular firm's efficiency degree over time relative to the firm-specific production frontier. Inter-firm efficiency reveals a particular firm's performance over time relative to the "best practice frontier" among the set of comparable firms. These efficiency measures are related by an inter-firm catch-up component reflecting differences in technology across firms. Those measures are estimated for Dutch pot-plant firms using the Generalized Maximum Entropy formalism. The empirical results suggest the inter-firm catch-up component is the major determinant of inter-firm efficiency.
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页码:185 / 199
页数:15
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