Musleh-ud Din (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad) Ejaz Ghani (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad) Tariq Mahmood (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad)
Additional information is available for the following
registered author(s):
This paper examines the efficiency of the large-scale manufacturing sector of Pakistan using parametric as well as non-parametric frontier techniques. Production frontiers are estimated for two periods-1995-96 and 2000-01-for 101 industries at the 5-digit PSIC. The results show that there has been some improvement in the efficiency of the large-scale manufacturing sector, though the magnitude of improvement remains small. The results are mixed at the disaggregated level: whereas a majority of industrial groups have gained in terms of technical efficiency, some industries have shown deterioration in their efficiency levels. The results from both the approaches are consistent, and in line with similar studies.
Download Info
To download:
If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the
proper application to
view it first. Information about this may be contained
in the File-Format links below. In case of further problems read
the IDEAS help
page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS
site. Please be patient as the files may be large.
Contact details of provider: Postal: Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, P.O.Box 1091, Islamabad-44000 Phone: (92)(51)9206610 Fax: (92)(51)9210886 Email: Web page: http://www.pide.org.pk More information through EDIRC
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its listing, contact: (Irfan Shakeel).
Find related papers by JEL classification: D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Capital and Total Factor Productivity; Capacity L6 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing O14 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology P27 - Economic Systems - - Socialist Systems and Transition Economies - - - Performance and Prospects
References listed on IDEAS Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.: