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Christopher F. Parmeter Robin C. Sickles Editors
Advances in Efficiency and Productivity Analysis
Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics
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Christopher F. Parmeter • Robin C. Sickles Editors
Advances in Efficiency and Productivity Analysis
Editors Christopher F. Parmeter Miami Herbert Business School University of Miami Miami, FL, USA
Robin C. Sickles Department of Economics Rice University Houston, TX, USA
ISSN 2198-7246 ISSN 2198-7254 (electronic) Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics ISBN 978-3-030-47105-7 ISBN 978-3-030-47106-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47106-4 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
Editors’ Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher F. Parmeter and Robin C. Sickles The Difference Approach to Productivity Measurement and Exact Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W. Erwin Diewert and Kevin J. Fox Efficiency Driven Socio-Technical System Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Konstantinos Triantis A Framework for the Assessment and Consolidation of Productivity Stylized Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinzia Daraio
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Water’s Contribution to Agricultural Productivity over Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Maria Vrachioli and Spiro E. S
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