Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Discussion Papers,
Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Business and Management Science
No 2015/25: Malmquist Productivity Analysis based on StoNED
Xiaomei Cheng (), Endre Bjørndal () and Mette Bjørndal ()
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Xiaomei Cheng: Dept. of Business and Management Science, Norwegian School of Economics, Postal: NHH , Department of Business and Management Science, Helleveien 30, N-5045 Bergen, Norway
Endre Bjørndal: Dept. of Business and Management Science, Norwegian School of Economics, Postal: NHH , Department of Business and Management Science, Helleveien 30, N-5045 Bergen, Norway
Mette Bjørndal: Dept. of Business and Management Science, Norwegian School of Economics, Postal: NHH , Department of Business and Management Science, Helleveien 30, N-5045 Bergen, Norway
Abstract: We construct a Malmquist productivity index based on stochastic non-parametric envelopment of data (StoNED) method, and we study how the distributional assumptions in the second StoNED stage affect productivity change and its decompositions. Our discussion show that the distributional assumptions do not affect the estimates of overall productivity change and scale efficiency change, but that estimates of efficiency change and technical change are affected. Data on Norwegian electricity distribution companies is used to illustrate our discussion.
Keywords: Productivity and competitiveness; StoNED; Malmquist productivity index; Wrong skewness issue
16 pages, September 24, 2015
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