Estimation of inefficiency in stochastic frontier models: a Bayesian kernel approach
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Kernel density estimation; Efficiency measurement; Stochastic distance frontier; Markov Chain Monte Carlo;All these keywords.
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- C11 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Bayesian Analysis: General
- D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
- G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
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