A note on the assumed distributions in stochastic frontier models
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Keywords
Stochastic frontier analysis; Distribution; Exponential; Truncated normal; C52; D24;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
- D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
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