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A Stochastic Frontier Model with short-run and long-run inefficiency random effects

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  • Roberto Colombi

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  • Gianmaria Martini

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  • Giorgio Vittadini

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This paper presents a new stochastic frontier model for panel data. The model takes into account firm unobservable heterogeneity and short-run and long-run sources of inefficiency. Each of these features is modeled by a specific random effect. In this way, firms’ latent heterogeneity is not wrongly modeled as inefficiency, and it is possible to disentangle a time-persistent component from the total inefficiency. Under reasonable assumptions, we show that the closed-skew normal distribution allows us to derive both the log-likelihood function of the model and the posterior expected values of the random effects. The new model is compared with nested models by analyzing the efficiency of firms belonging to different sectors.

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  • Roberto Colombi & Gianmaria Martini & Giorgio Vittadini, 2011. "A Stochastic Frontier Model with short-run and long-run inefficiency random effects," Working Papers 1101, Department of Economics and Technology Management, University of Bergamo.
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    3. Li, Hong-Zhou & Kopsakangas-Savolainen, Maria & Xiao, Xing-Zhi & Lau, Sim-Yee, 2017. "Have regulatory reforms improved the efficiency levels of the Japanese electricity distribution sector? A cost metafrontier-based analysis," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 108(C), pages 606-616.
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    8. Glass, Anthony J. & Kenjegalieva, Karligash & Sickles, Robin C. & Weyman-Jones, Thomas, 2016. "The Spatial Efficiency Multiplier and Random Effects in Spatial Stochastic Frontier Models," Working Papers 16-002, Rice University, Department of Economics.
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    14. William E. Griffiths & Gholamreza Hajargasht, 2015. "Welfare Consequences of Information Aggregation and Optimal Market Size," Department of Economics - Working Papers Series 1190, The University of Melbourne.
    15. Roberto Colombi & Subal Kumbhakar & Gianmaria Martini & Giorgio Vittadini, 2014. "Closed-skew normality in stochastic frontiers with individual effects and long/short-run efficiency," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 42(2), pages 123-136, October.
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    21. Makieła, Kamil, 2016. "Bayesian inference in generalized true random-effects model and Gibbs sampling," MPRA Paper 69389, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Closed-Skew Normal Distribution; Longitudinal Data Analysis; Mixed Models; Stochastic Frontiers;

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