Measurement of production inefficiency in a technology and inefficiency heterogeneity setting
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2020.1738327
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study shows how the estimates of production inefficiency and of the marginal effects of its determinants can be distorted if not accounting for technology and inefficiency heterogeneity. This is achieved by employing a… read more here.
Keywords: inefficiency heterogeneity; heterogeneity; inefficiency; technology ... See more keywords
Resource misallocation and production inefficiency
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DOI: 10.1108/jes-04-2017-0091
Abstract: Purpose Recent studies have linked differences in aggregate productivity to misallocation of resources across firms. In contrast, the purpose of this paper is to study the macroeconomic performance of OECD economies from a production efficiency… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; production; misallocation; efficiency ... See more keywords
Patents versus rewards: the implications of production inefficiency
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DOI: 10.1515/ger-2019-0092
Abstract: Abstract It is believed that if there is no informational asymmetry between firms and the government, firms could be remunerated for innovation using optimal taxation rather than patents. We show that under reasonable conditions (such… read more here.
Keywords: tax subsidy; tax; production inefficiency; subsidy scheme ... See more keywords