Intertemporal Production Frontiers: With Dynamic DEA

Our intention with this book is to extend the efficiency literature to the case of intertemporal models. We do this in steps. First, we introduce static network models which will serve as building blocks for our intertemporal budgeting models and our dynamic models. Next, we devote two chapters to productivity measurements, which we think of as comparative static models. Intertemporal budgeting models and dynamic models are taken up after that. Each chapter, except Chapter One, contains an empirical applica tion. These applications are coauthored with colleagues and stu dents; thanks are due to Runar Brannlund, Yijan He, Julius Hor vath, Pontus Roos, Jerry Whittaker and S. (Lek) Yaisawarng . . We would also like to thank Dale Boisso and Kathy Hayes for gra ciously sharing their data on Illinois municipalities with us. Two of the applications are already published, namely: "Environmental Regulation and Profitability: Applications to Swedish Pulp and Pa per Mills," Environmental and Resource Economics 6: 23-36, 1995, (Section 2. 5) and "Productivity and Quality Changes in Swedish Pharmacies," International Journal of Production Economics 39: 137-144, 1995, (Section 3. 5). We are grateful to Kluwer Academic Publishers and Elsevier Science for kindly allowing us to reproduce these publications here. During the summer 1995 we spent a very enjoyable two months at the Center for Economic Studies (CES) at the University of Munich.

Sommario

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Motivation.- 1.2 Connection to Earlier Work.- 1.3 Production and Time.- 2 Static Production Structure.- 2.1 Technology Axioms.- 2.2 The Activity Analysis Model.- 2.3 A Model with Intermediate Inputs.- 2.4 Optimization.- 2.5 Environmental Regulation and Profitability.- 2.6 Notes on the Literature.- 2.A Appendix.- 3 Distance Functions and Productivity.- 3.1 Distance Functions.- 3.2 Malmquist Productivity Indexes.- 3.3 The Fisher and Törnqvist Productivity Indexes.- 3.4 Activity Analysis and Productivity.- 3.5 Productivity and Quality Changes in Swedish Pharmacies.- 3.6 Notes on the Literature.- 3.A Appendix.- 4 Biased and Embodied Technical Change.- 4.1 Hicks' Neutral Technical Change.- 4.2 Biased Technical Change.- 4.3 Industrial Productivity Growth in China: 1980-84 vs. 1984-85.- 4.4 On Vintage Technologies.- 4.5 Notes on the Literature.- 4.A Appendix.- 5 Indirect Production and Intertemporal Budgeting.- 5.1 The Cost Indirect Technology.- 5.2 The Intertemporal Budget Constraint.- 5.3 The Intertemporal Cost Indirect Technology.- 5.4 Output-Oriented Efficiency Measures in an Intertemporal Budgeting Framework.- 5.5 Intertemporal Budgeting and Efficiency.- 5.6 Notes on the Literature.- 6 Dynamic Production Models.- 6.1 The Product Technology.- 6.2 Time Substitution.- 6.3 The Basic Dynamic Technology.- 6.4 Storable Inputs.- 6.5 Dynamic Measurement of Efficiency: An Application to Western Public Grazing.- 6.6 Notes on the Literature.- 6.A Appendix.- References.- Author Index.

Riassunto

This work applies efficiency literature to the case of intertemporal models. Topics covered include: static network models which serve as building blocks for the intertemporal budgeting models and the dynamic models and productivity measurements.

Relazione

`Most researchers in efficiency measurement will be familiar with the work of Rolf Färe and Shawna Grosskopf, who have done much to ensure that the development of production theory has been on a secure foundation, and that theory is linked to practical application. This admirably concise book is in a sense a summary of their work to date. The authors are to be congratulated on producing a well organized and well written book. ... I would unreservedly recommend this book for specialist graduate courses and research students. ... will undoubtedly be an important stimulus for researchers in the future.'
Journal of the Opereational Research Society, 48:6 (1997)

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rolf Fare, Rol Färe, Rolf Färe, Shawna Grosskopf
• Editore: Springer Netherlands
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 25.06.2009
• EAN: 9780792397090
• ISBN: 978-0-7923-9709-0
• Pagine: 202
• Peso: 490 g
• Illustrazioni: XIV, 202 p.
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Matematica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica