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Decomposition of Cost Competitiveness in U.S. Manufacturing: Some State-by-State Comparisons

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  • Subhash C. Ray

    (University of Connecticut)

  • Kankana Mukherjee

    (University of Connecticut)

Abstract

In this paper we propose a measure of the competitiveness index of one firm relative to another in the same industry. We also provide a decomposition procedure that relates the measured index of competitiveness to separate components capturing differences in cost efficiency, input prices, and scale economies. In the empirical application, we use data from the 1992 Census of Manufactures to rank the performance of the individual states in U.S. manufacturing.

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  • Subhash C. Ray & Kankana Mukherjee, 2000. "Decomposition of Cost Competitiveness in U.S. Manufacturing: Some State-by-State Comparisons," Indian Economic Review, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, vol. 35(2), pages 133-153, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:dse:indecr:v:35:y:2000:i:2:p:133-153
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    1. Ke Wang & Yujiao Xian & Chia-Yen Lee & Yi-Ming Wei & Zhimin Huang, 2019. "On selecting directions for directional distance functions in a non-parametric framework: a review," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 278(1), pages 43-76, July.
    2. Ray, Subhash C. & Chen, Lei & Mukherjee, Kankana, 2008. "Input price variation across locations and a generalized measure of cost efficiency," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 116(2), pages 208-218, December.
    3. Fangqing Wei & Junfei Chu & Jiayun Song & Feng Yang, 2019. "A cross-bargaining game approach for direction selection in the directional distance function," OR Spectrum: Quantitative Approaches in Management, Springer;Gesellschaft für Operations Research e.V., vol. 41(3), pages 787-807, September.

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    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General

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