This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Building upon a formerly performed study on port competitiveness, this article discusses the use of a stochastic frontier model as an ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In recent years the economic performance of public non-profit sectors such as cultural services has become an interesting economic issue. This ...

This paper discusses the importance of operational risk management for the efficiency of Taiwanese banks. We demonstrate that by applying risk managerial strategies banks can improve their performance ...

The impact of foreign direct investment on technical efficiency of Indian manufacturing firms during two sub-periods, 1994–2001 and 2002–10, is investigated. Using stochastic frontier analysis, this ...