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Efficiency Measurement: A Nonparametric Approach

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  • Yves Aragon
  • Abdelaati Daouia
  • Christine Thomas-Agnan

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The aim of the paper is to present a statistical methodology allowing a meaningful comparison of the production performance of firms without resorting to the usual concept of production frontier. We introduce an efficiency measure based on a nonstandard conditional distribution and propose a two-stage estimation procedure with a smoothing step followed by an isotonization step. We illustrate the approach through a simulated example and an analysis of the performance of Spanish electricity distributors.

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  • Yves Aragon & Abdelaati Daouia & Christine Thomas-Agnan, 2006. "Efficiency Measurement: A Nonparametric Approach," Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES, issue 82, pages 217-242.
    • Handle: RePEc:adr:anecst:y:2006:i:82:p:217-242
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    1. Gavoille, Nicolas & Verschelde, Marijn, 2017. "Electoral competition and political selection: An analysis of the activity of French deputies, 1958–2012," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 92(C), pages 180-195.
    2. Alexandre Volle & Antoine Cazals & Bilal El Rafhi, 2023. "Another Wind of Change? Evidence about Political Outsiders in the French Parliament," Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz, vol. 133(2), pages 203-231.
    3. Daouia, Abdelaati & Simar, Leopold, 2007. "Nonparametric efficiency analysis: A multivariate conditional quantile approach," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 140(2), pages 375-400, October.

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