Inter-firm and intra-firm efficiency measures

被引：22

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

来源：

JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS | 2001年 / 15卷 / 03期

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