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Quantile eco-efficiency estimation and convergence: A nonparametric frontier approach

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  • Polemis, Michael L.
  • Stengos, Thanasis
  • Tzeremes, Panayiotis
  • Tzeremes, Nickolaos G.

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This study develops a novel quantile eco-efficiency nonparametric estimator to test for the existence of possible convergence patterns across 29 OECD countries over the period 1953–2019. Our framework provides robust eco-efficiency estimators and allows us to test the convergence of countries’ estimated eco-efficiency levels at different quantiles. The results indicate that countries’ eco-efficiency performance has been increased over the sample years, formulating specific eco-efficiency convergence clubs.

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  • Polemis, Michael L. & Stengos, Thanasis & Tzeremes, Panayiotis & Tzeremes, Nickolaos G., 2021. "Quantile eco-efficiency estimation and convergence: A nonparametric frontier approach," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 202(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:202:y:2021:i:c:s0165176521000902
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109813
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    Keywords

    Quantile frontier estimation; Eco-efficiency; Nonparametric; OECD;
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    JEL classification:

    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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