Search for dissertations about: "Stochastic Frontier Production Function"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Stochastic Frontier Production Function.
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1. Essays on Manufacturing Production in a Developing Economy: Kenya 1992-94
Abstract : The dissertation consists of five separate empirical papers based on panel data from Kenyan manufacturing firms in the food, wood, textile and metal sectors, collected during the early 1990s, and an overview of the economic literature on small firms in developing countries. The principal tools of analysis are the microeconomic theory of production and econometrics. READ MORE
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2. Essays on Econometric Theory
Abstract : This dissertation contains a variety of contributions to econometric theory. Broadly speaking, econometrics may be categorized depending on what type of data is being analyzed, the two main categories being time series data and cross sectional data. A third category is panel data, combining cross sectional data observed over time. READ MORE
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3. Essays on the Performance of Fire and Rescue Services
Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and five separate papers. All papers deal with measuring performance for the Swedish fire and rescue services. The first paper describes the production process of fire safety, while Papers 2-5 are empirical analyses measuring performance for some aspects of that process. READ MORE
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4. Essays on Efficiency Measurement and Corporate Social Responsibility
Abstract : Paper 1: Ranking corporations based on sustainable and socially responsible practices. A Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach This study ranks publicly listed corporations based on social and environmental (i.e. READ MORE
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5. Measuring Efficiency in the Swedish Health Care Sector – Levels, Trade-offs and Determinants
Abstract : This thesis measures cost efficiency in the production of health care and social services in Sweden. The object of analysis is not provider efficiency, but instead the relative efficiency of political organizations or different contractual arrangements. READ MORE