84
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Considering endogeneity and heterogeneity–a hierarchical random parameters approach to measuring efficiency

Pages 3411-3423 | Published online: 24 Jun 2008

References

  • Aigner , D , Lovell , K and Schmidt , P . 1977 . Formulation and estimation of stochastic frontier models . Journal of Econometrics , 6 : 21 – 37 .
  • Craig , C , William , HG and Susan , PD . 2005 . Culture matters: consumer acceptance of US films in foreign markets . Journal of International Marketing , 13 : 80 – 103 .
  • Greene , WH . 1980 . On the estimation of a flexible frontier production model . Journal of Econometrics , 13 : 101 – 15 .
  • Greene , WH . 1990 . A gamma-distributed stochastic frontier production model . Journal of Econometrics , 46 : 141 – 63 .
  • Greene , WH . 2002 . LIMDEP Version 8.0 User's Manual , Econometric Software Inc .
  • Greene , WH . 2004 . Distinguishing between heterogeneity and inefficiency: stochastic frontier analysis of WHO'S panel data on national health care systems . Health Economics , 13 : 959 – 80 .
  • Greene , WH . 2005a . Reconsidering heterogeneity and inefficiency: alternative estimators for stochastic frontier models . Journal of Econometrics , 126 : 269 – 303 .
  • Greene , WH . 2005b . Fixed and random effects in stochastic frontier models . Journal of Productivity Analysis , 23 ( 1 ) : 7 – 32 .
  • Hajargasht , R . 2004 . Some new semiparametric panel stochastic frontier models. econometric society 2004 Australasian Meetings 127 , Econometric Society . Available at http://repec.org/esAUSM04/up.28542.1077500733.pdf
  • Hollingsworth , J and Wildman , B . 2002 . The efficiency of health production: re-estimating the WHO panel data using parametric and nonparametric approaches to provide additional information . Health Economics , 11 : 1 – 11 .
  • Jondrow , J , Lovell , C , Materov , I and Schmidt , P . 1982 . On the estimation of technical inefficiency in the stochastic production function model . Journal of Econometrics , 19 : 233 – 8 .
  • Kumbhaker , SC and Lovell , CAK . 2000 . Stochastic Frontier Analysis , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
  • Lordan , G . 2007a . What determines a patients' treatment? Evidence from out of hours primary care co-op data in the Republic of Ireland . Health Care Management Science , 10 : 3
  • Lordan , G . 2007b . “ What determines a patient's treatment? Evidence from out of hours co-operative data in the Republic of Ireland using discrete choice modelling ” . In Health Policy and Management , Working Paper 106 Dublin : Trinity College .
  • Meeusen , W and Van den Broeck , J . 1977 . Efficiency estimation from cobb-douglas production functions with composed errors . International Economic Review , 8 : 435 – 44 .
  • Pitt , MM and Lee , M . 1981 . The measurement and sources of technical inefficiency in the Indonesian weaving industry . Journal of Development Economics , 9 : 43 – 64 .
  • Stevenson , RF . 1980 . Likelihood functions for generalized stochastic frontier estimation . Journal of Econometrics , 13 : 57 – 66 .
  • Train , K . 2002 . Discrete Choice: Methods with Simulation , Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.