Productivity and efficiency analysis : an economic approach to measuring and explaining managerial performance / Christopher J. O'Donnell.

Intro; Preface; Contents; Acronyms; Notation; 1 Overview; 1.1 Basic Concepts and Terminology; 1.2 Production Technologies; 1.2.1 Output Sets; 1.2.2 Input Sets; 1.2.3 Production Possibilities Sets; 1.2.4 Output Distance Functions; 1.2.5 Input Distance Functions; 1.2.6 Other Sets and Functions; 1.3 Measures of Productivity Change; 1.3.1 Output Quantity Indices; 1.3.2 Input Quantity Indices; 1.3.3 Productivity Indices; 1.3.4 Other Indices; 1.4 Managerial Behaviour; 1.4.1 Output Maximisation; 1.4.2 Input Minimisation; 1.4.3 Productivity Maximisation; 1.4.4 Other Types of Behaviour

1.5 Measures of Efficiency1.5.1 Output-Oriented Measures; 1.5.2 Input-Oriented Measures; 1.5.3 Productivity-Oriented Measures; 1.5.4 Other Measures; 1.6 Piecewise Frontier Analysis; 1.6.1 Basic Models; 1.6.2 Productivity Analysis; 1.6.3 Other Models; 1.7 Deterministic Frontier Analysis; 1.7.1 Basic Models; 1.7.2 Least Squares Estimation; 1.7.3 Productivity Analysis; 1.7.4 Other Models; 1.8 Stochastic Frontier Analysis; 1.8.1 Basic Models; 1.8.2 Maximum Likelihood Estimation; 1.8.3 Productivity Analysis; 1.8.4 Other Models; 1.9 Practical Considerations; 1.9.1 The Main Steps

1.9.2 Government Policies1.10 Summary and Further Reading; References; 2 Production Technologies; 2.1 Output Sets; 2.1.1 Assumptions; 2.1.2 Example; 2.2 Input Sets; 2.2.1 Assumptions; 2.2.2 Example; 2.3 Production Possibilities Sets; 2.3.1 Assumptions; 2.3.2 Example; 2.4 Output Distance Functions; 2.4.1 Properties; 2.4.2 Marginal Effects; 2.4.3 Example; 2.5 Input Distance Functions; 2.5.1 Properties; 2.5.2 Marginal Effects; 2.5.3 Example; 2.6 Revenue Functions; 2.6.1 Properties; 2.6.2 Marginal Effects; 2.6.3 Example; 2.7 Cost Functions; 2.7.1 Properties; 2.7.2 Marginal Effects; 2.7.3 Example

2.8 Profit Functions2.8.1 Properties; 2.8.2 Marginal Effects; 2.8.3 Example; 2.9 Other Sets and Functions; 2.9.1 Production Functions; 2.9.2 Input Requirement Functions; 2.9.3 Directional Distance Functions; 2.9.4 Hyperbolic Distance Functions; 2.9.5 Technology-and-Environment-Specific Sets and Functions; 2.9.6 Period-Specific Sets and Functions; 2.9.7 State-Contingent Sets and Functions; 2.10 Summary and Further Reading; References; 3 Measures of Productivity Change; 3.1 Output Quantity Indices; 3.1.1 Additive Indices; 3.1.2 Multiplicative Indices; 3.1.3 Primal Indices; 3.1.4 Dual Indices

3.1.5 Benefit-of-the-Doubt Indices3.1.6 Other Indices; 3.1.7 Toy Example; 3.2 Input Quantity Indices; 3.2.1 Additive Indices; 3.2.2 Multiplicative Indices; 3.2.3 Primal Indices; 3.2.4 Dual Indices; 3.2.5 Benefit-of-the-Doubt Indices; 3.2.6 Other Indices; 3.2.7 Toy Example; 3.3 Productivity Indices; 3.3.1 Additive Indices; 3.3.2 Multiplicative Indices; 3.3.3 Primal Indices; 3.3.4 Dual Indices; 3.3.5 Benefit-of-the-Doubt Indices; 3.3.6 Other Indices; 3.3.7 Toy Example; 3.4 Other Indices; 3.4.1 Output Price Indices; 3.4.2 Input Price Indices; 3.4.3 Terms-of-Trade Indices