Search for dissertations about: "stochastic frontiers"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words stochastic frontiers.

  2. 1. Essays on Trade and Productivity: Case studies of manufacturing in Chile and Kenya

    Author : Mats Granér; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Trade liberalisation; productivity growth; productive efficiency; stochastic frontiers; manufacturing; learning-by-expor;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with various aspects of the relationship between trade and productivity in developing countries. It contains of a general introduction and four separate essays. The essays consist of case studies of the manufacturing sector in Chile and Kenya. READ MORE

  4. 2. Term structure estimation based on a generalized optimization framework

    Author : Marcel Ndengo Rugengamanzi; Torbjörn Larsson; Jörgen Blomvall; Kristoffer Hägglöf; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The current work is devoted to estimating the term structure of interest rates based on a generalized optimization framework. To x the ideas of the subject, we introduce representations of the term structure as they are used in nance: yield curve, discount curve and forward rate curve. READ MORE