𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 (𝟏𝟔 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬)

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.