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Inter-Temporal and Cross-Section Variations in Technical Efficiency in the Indian Railways

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  • Raghbendra Jha
  • Subansh P. Singh

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This paper uses recent advances in the theory of measurement of technical efficiency using panel data (Cornwell, Schmidt and Sickles (1990), Jha and Sahni (1992,1993a)) to estimate zone specific technical efficiency in the Indian railways for the period 1966-67 to 1988-89. The analysis covers goods as well as passenger traffic. Apart from providing an in-depth and precise profile of the behavior of technical efficiency in the Indian railways, this analysis provides a framework from which potentially significant policy conclusions can be drawn.

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  • Raghbendra Jha & Subansh P. Singh, 1994. "Inter-Temporal and Cross-Section Variations in Technical Efficiency in the Indian Railways," Working Paper 900, Economics Department, Queen's University.
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    1. Jha, Raghbendra & Majumdar, Sumit K., 1999. "A matter of connections: OECD telecommunications sector productivity and the role of cellular technology diffusion," Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 11(3), pages 243-269, September.
    2. Bhende, M.J. & Kalirajan, K.P., 2007. "Technical Efficiency of Major Food and Cash Crops in Karnataka (India)," Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, vol. 62(2), pages 1-17.
    3. Jha, Raghbendra & Rhodes, Mark J., 1999. "Some Imperatives of the Green Revolution: Technical Efficiency and Ownership of Inputs in Indian Agriculture," Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 28(1), pages 57-64, April.

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