Sun, Sizhong (2006) Technical efficiency and its determinants in Gansu, West China. Asia Pacific Economic Papers, 355. pp. 1-25.

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Abstract

This paper analyses the technical efficiency problem in Gansu Province, West China, using firm-level cross-sectional data. Compared with previous studies, which mostly focus on industries, this paper focuses on a geographic area instead. By applying the stochastic frontier framework, this paper arrives at four major findings: first, resource-based firms are more technically efficient on average than non-resource-based firms; second, foreign investment is beneficial to the improvement of technical efficiency; third, there is no evidence that ownership affects the technical efficiency of firms in Gansu province; and fourth, bigger firms tend to operate with more technical efficiency than smaller firms.

Item ID:	8544
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	0728-8409
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Date Deposited:	23 Feb 2010 01:24
FoR Codes:	14 ECONOMICS > 1402 Applied Economics > 140209 Industry Economics and Industrial Organisation @ 100%
SEO Codes:	91 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 9102 Microeconomics > 910203 Industrial Organisations @ 50% 91 ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK > 9102 Microeconomics > 910205 Industry Policy @ 50%
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