Industrial Sector and Firm Level Efficiency and Productivity Analysis Introduction Productivity, Efficiency, and Economic Growth in the Asia-Pacific Region J. -D. Lee, A. Heshmati Pages 1-10 Factor Hoarding and Productivity: Experience from Indian Manufacturing Dipika Das Pages 13-38 Concentration, Profitability and (In)Efficiency in Large Scale Firms H. Dudu, Y. Kiliçaslan Pages 39-58 Financial Ratio Analysis: An Application to US Energy Industry M. Goto, T. Sueyoshi Pages 59-79 On Measuring Productivity Growth in Indian Industry: Analysis of Organized and Unorganized Sector in Selected Major States S. N. Rajesh Raj, Mihir K. Mahapatra Pages 81-104 Performance in Financial Sector Technical Efficiency of Banks in Southeast Asia E. Dogan, D. K. Fausten Pages 107-122 The Effect of Asset Composition Strategy on Venture Capital Firm Efficiency: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis E. J. Jean, J. -D. Lee, Y. -H. Kim Pages 123-141 Post Crisis Non-Bank Financial Institutions Productivity Change: Efficiency Increase or Technological Progress? F. Sufian, M. -Z. Abdul Majid Pages 143-171 The Impact of the Wallis Inquiry on Australian Banking Efficiency Performance S. Wu Pages 173-194 Efficiency in Public Sector and the Role of Public Policy Performance Ranking and Management Efficiency in Colleges of Business: A Study at the Department Level in Taiwanese Universities T. -T. Fu, M. -Y. Huang Pages 197-215 Efficiency of the Korean Defense Industry: A Stochastic Frontier Approach Kyong-Ihn Jeong, A. Heshmati Pages 217-254 Performance Measurement of Agricultural Cooperatives in Thailand: An Accounting-Based Data Envelopment Analysis W. Krasachat, K. Chimkul Pages 255-266 An Empirical Study on the Performance of public Financing for Small Business in Korea Yongrok Choi Pages 267-277 The Impact of Agricultural Loans on the Technical Efficiency of Rice Farmers in the Upper North of Thailand Y. (Kai) Chaovanapoonphol, G. E. Battese, H. -S. (Christie) Chang Pages 279-295 Efficiency of ICT Firms Efficiency Analysis of the Digital Content Industry in Korea: An Application of Order-m Frontier Model D. O. Choi, J. E. Oh Pages 299-313 Analysis on the Technical Efficiency and Productivity Growth of the Korean Cable SOs: A Stochastic Frontier Approach K. Kim, A. Heshmati Pages 315-339
Productivity growth is a keyword for sustainable economic growth in a knowledge-based society. There has been significant methodological development in the literature on productivity and efficiency analysis, e.g. SFA (Stochastic Frontier Analysis) and DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis). All these methodological developments should be matched with applications in order to provide practical implications for private and public decision-makers. This volume provides a collection of up-to-date and new applications of productivity and efficiency analysis. In particular, the case studies cover various economic issues in the Asia-Pacific region. The authors analyze the performance of manufacturing firms, banks, venture capital, broadcasting firms, as well as the issues of efficiency in the education sector, regional development, and defense industry. These case studies will shed light on the potential contribution of productivity and efficiency analysis to the enhancement of economic performance.