Report NEP-EFF-2011-08-15

This is the archive for NEP-EFF, a report on new working papers in the area of Efficiency and Productivity. Angelo Zago issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.

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• S. S. Rajan & K. L. N. Reddy & V. N. Pandit, 2011. "Efficiency And Productivity Growth In Indian Banking," Working papers 199, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics.
• Poudel, Krishna Lal & Yamamoto, Naoyuki & Sugimoto, Yasuhiro & Nishiwaki, Aya & Kano, Hideyuki, 2011. "Comparing technical efficiency of organic and conventional coffee farms in Nepal using data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach," 85th Annual Conference, April 18-20, 2011, Warwick University, Coventry, UK 108949, Agricultural Economics Society.
• Chemak, Fraj, 2010. "Nonparametric approach for measuring the productivity change and assessing the water use efficiency in the irrigated areas of Tunisia," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 97046, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Bakucs, Lajos Zoltan & Ferto, Imre & Fogarasi, Jozsef & Latruffe, Laure & Desjeux, Yann & Matveev, Eduard & Marongiu, Sonia & Dolman, Mark & Soboh, Rafat, 2011. "EU farms’ technical efficiency and productivity change in 1990 – 2006," 85th Annual Conference, April 18-20, 2011, Warwick University, Coventry, UK 108773, Agricultural Economics Society.
• Dhehibi, Boubaker, 2010. "Productive Efficiency in Water Usage: An Analysis of Differences among Citrus Producing Farms Sizes in Tunisia," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 97328, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Alam, Mohammad Jahangir & Begum, Ismat Ara & Rahman, Sanzidur & Buysse, Jeroen & Van Huylenbroeck, Guido, 2011. "Total Factor Productivity and the Efficiency of Rice Farms in Bangladesh: a Farm Level Panel Data Comparison of the Pre- and Post-Market Reform Period," 85th Annual Conference, April 18-20, 2011, Warwick University, Coventry, UK 108948, Agricultural Economics Society.
• Zúniga-González, Carlos Alberto & Navarrere Blanco, Santos Angel, 2011. "INTA Chinandega Technology impact on the farm productivity of North Pacific Nicaragua, 2003-2009," Working Papers 109312, National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, León (Unan-León), Researching Center for Applied Economics (RCAE).
• Bushara, Mohamed O.A. & Barakat, Hoyam E., 2010. "Decomposing Total Factor Productivity Change of Cotton Cultivars (Barakat-90 and Barac (67)B) in the Gezira Scheme (1991 – 2007) Sudan," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 96648, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Kashiwagi, Kenichi & Mtimet, Nadhem & Zaibet, Lokman & Nagaki, Masakazu, 2010. "Technical efficiency of olive oil manufacturing and efficacy of modernization programme in Tunisia," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 96195, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Gelan, Ayele & Muriithi, Beatrice Wambui, 2010. "Measuring and Explaining Technical Efficiency of Dairy Farms: A Case Study of Smallholder Farms in East Africa," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 96187, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Soushi Suzuki & Peter Nijkamp & Piet Rietveld, 2011. "Regional Efficiency Improvement by Means of Data Envelopment Analysis through Euclidean Distance Minimization including Fixed Input Factors - An Application to Tourist Regions in Italy," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 11-110/3, Tinbergen Institute.
• Frija, Aymen & Buysse, Jeroen & Speelman, Stijn & Chebil, Ali & Van Huylenbroeck, Guido, 2010. "Effect of scale on water users’ associations’ performance in Tunisia: nonparametric model for scale elasticity calculation," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 95982, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Nambiro, Elizabeth & Chianu, Jonas & Murage, Alice W., 2010. "The association of agricultural information services and technical efficiency among maize producers in Kakamega, western Kenya," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 95961, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Otieno, David Jakinda & Hubbard, Lionel J. & Ruto, Eric, 2011. "Technical efficiency and technology gaps in beef cattle production systems in Kenya: A stochastic metafrontier analysis," 85th Annual Conference, April 18-20, 2011, Warwick University, Coventry, UK 108947, Agricultural Economics Society.
• Chisango, Future Fortune T. & Obi, Ajuruchukwu, 2010. "Efficiency Effects Zimbabwe’s Agricultural Mechanization and Fast Track Land Reform Programme: A Stochastic Frontier Approach," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 97066, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Wagstaff, Adam & Wang, L. Choon, 2011. "A hybrid approach to efficiency measurement with empirical illustrations from education and health," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5751, The World Bank.
• Aye, Goodness C. & Mungatana, Eric D., 2010. "Technological Innovation and Efficiency in the Nigerian Maize Sector: Parametric Stochastic and Non-parametic Distance Function Approaches," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 95965, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Bojnec, Stefan & Ferto, Imre, 2011. "Impact of Off-farm Income on Farm Efficiency in Slovenia," 85th Annual Conference, April 18-20, 2011, Warwick University, Coventry, UK 108945, Agricultural Economics Society.
• Soushi Suzuki & Peter Nijkamp, 2011. "A Stepwise Projection Data Envelopment Analysis for Public Transport Operations in Japan," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 11-113/3, Tinbergen Institute.
• Mignouna, D.B. & Mutabazi, K.D.S. & Senkondo, E.M. & Manyong, Victor M., 2010. "Adoption of a New Maize and Production Efficiency in Western Kenya," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 96160, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Wiredu, A.N. & Mensah-Bonsu, Akwasi & Andah, E.K. & Fosu, K.Y., 2010. "Improved Technology and Land Productivity among Smallholder Cocoa Farmers in Ashanti Region, Ghana," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 97073, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Eze, Christopher C. & Konkwo, S.O. & Orebiyi, J.S. & Kadiri, F.A., 2011. "Land Tenure System, Farm Size, Innovation And Agricultural Productivity In South-East Nigeria," 85th Annual Conference, April 18-20, 2011, Warwick University, Coventry, UK 108934, Agricultural Economics Society.
• Vítor João Pereira Domingues Martinho, 2011. "Spatial Autocorrelation and Verdoorn Law in Portugal," Working Papers 11/2011, University of Verona, Department of Economics.
• Alessandro Manello, 2011. "Environment and economic efficiency: an analysis of some polluting Italian industries," CERIS Working Paper 201103, CNR-IRCrES Research Institute on Sustainable Economic Growth - Torino (TO) ITALY - former Institute for Economic Research on Firms and Growth - Moncalieri (TO) ITALY.
• Cui, Cathy Xin & Ha, Soo Jung & Hanley, Nicholas & McGregor, Peter G & Turner, Karen & Yin, Ya Ping, 2011. "Productivity Growth, Decoupling and Pollution Leakage," Stirling Economics Discussion Papers 2011-13, University of Stirling, Division of Economics.
• Kapfer, Martin & Hübner, Rico & Eckstein, Karin & Ziesel, Sigrid & Kantelhardt, Jochen, 2011. "The Provision of Ecosystem Services by Agriculture – a Spatially Explicit DEA Approach," 85th Annual Conference, April 18-20, 2011, Warwick University, Coventry, UK 108954, Agricultural Economics Society.
• Enrico Spolaore & Romain Wacziarg, 2011. "Long-Term Barriers to the International Diffusion of Innovations," NBER Working Papers 17271, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
• Pami Dua & B. N. GOLDAR & SMRUTI RANJAN BEHERA, 2011. "Foreign Direct Investment And Technology Spillover-- An Evaluation Across Different Clusters In India," Working papers 200, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics.
• Chebil, Ali & Frija, Aymen & Abdelkafi, Belhassen, 2010. "Irrigation water use efficiency in collective irrigated schemes of Tunisia: determinants and potential irrigation cost reduction," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 96158, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• William Latham & Dmitry Volodin & Christian Le Bas & Riad Bouklia Hassane, 2011. "Interregional mobility, productivity and the value of patents for prolific inventors in France, Germany and the U.K," Working Papers 11-06, University of Delaware, Department of Economics.
• Korir, M.K. & Kibet, J. & Kipsat, Mary J. & Nyangweso, P.M. & Rirei, M., 2010. "Dairy Cattle Productivity after the Post Election Crisis in Uasin Gishu District of Kenya," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 96177, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• D'Haese, Marijke F.C. & Speelman, Stijn & Vandamme, Ellen & Nkunzimana, Tharcisse & Ndimubandi, Jean & D'Haese, Luc, 2010. "Recovering from conflict: an analysis of food production in Burundi," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 96829, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Vincent, Ng’eno & Lagat, B.K. & Korir, M.K. & Ngeno, E.K. & Kipsat, Mary J., 2010. "Resource Use Efficiency in Poultry Production in Bureti District, Kenya," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 97094, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Teweldemedhin, M.Y. & van Schalkwyk, Herman D., 2010. "The impact of trade liberalisation on South African agricultural productivity," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 95963, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).
• Christopher Kilby, 2011. "The Political Economy of Project Preparation: An Empirical Analysis of World Bank Projects," Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series 14, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics.
• Falavigna, Greta & Ippoliti, Roberto, 2011. "Data Envelopment Analysis e sistemi sanitari regionali italiani," POLIS Working Papers 159, Institute of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS.
• Nyangweso, P.M. & Odmori, Paul Okelo & Mapelu, M.Z. & Odhiambo, Mark O., 2010. "Forecasting Wheat Output and Profits from Cropping Systems Using Simulation Models in Uasin Gishu, Kenya," 2010 AAAE Third Conference/AEASA 48th Conference, September 19-23, 2010, Cape Town, South Africa 95960, African Association of Agricultural Economists (AAAE).