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Production Frontiers and Productive Efficiency

Lovell, C A Knox·1993·The Measurement of Productive Efficiency
DOI 10.1093/oso/9780195072181.003.0001
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When discussing the performance of production units, it is common to describe them as being more or less “efficient,” or more or less “productive.” In this chapter1 I discuss the relationship between these two concepts, and I consider some hypotheses concerning the determinants of producer performance as measured by efficiency and productivity. I then tum to an analysis of some of the techniques that have been developed for measuring efficiency and productivity. Since these techniques are discussed in detail in the next three chapters, and illustrated in subsequent chapters, my analysis of them is brief and nontechnical. It focuses on the differences among the techniques, and on their relative strengths and weaknesses.

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Authors
Lovell, C. A. K.
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Lovell, C A Knox
ORCID
Lovell, C A Knox
Venue
The Measurement of Productive Efficiency
Publisher
Oxford University PressNew York, NY
Published
1993-04-22
Pages
3-67
DOI
10.1093/oso/9780195072181.003.0001
OpenAlex
W4388062704
Cited by
687
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FWCI
47.28
Type
book chapter
Language
en
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closed
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Efficiency Analysis Using DEA
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Economic Growth and Productivity
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Agricultural economics and policies
Keywords
production frontier, productive efficiency, productivity measurement, efficiency measurement

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