Parametric and semi-parametric estimation of the effect of firm attributes on efficiency: The electricity generating industry in india

Journal of International Trade and Economic Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 419-436

  Khanna, Madhu ^a   Mundra, Kusum ^b   Ullah, Aman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Electricity industry; Maximum likelihood; Panel data; Semi parametric; Stochastic frontier

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY;

INDIA;

EID: 0033370009     PISSN: 09638199     EISSN: 14699559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638199900000025     Document Type: Article

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