Abstract
Intra-firm efficiency involves computing a particular firm's efficiency degree over time relative to the firm-specific production frontier. Inter-firm efficiency reveals a particular firm's performance over time relative to the ``best practice frontier'' among the set of comparable firms. These efficiency measures are related by an inter-firm catch-up component reflecting differences in technology across firms. Those measures are estimated for Dutch pot-plant firms using the Generalized Maximum Entropy formalism. The empirical results suggest the inter-firm catch-up component is the major determinant of inter-firm efficiency.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 185-199 |
| Journal | Journal of Productivity Analysis |
| Volume | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Generalized Maximum Entropy
- Inter-firm catch-up
- Inter-firm efficiency
- Intra-firm efficiency
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