Energy efficiency, CO2 emission performance and technology gaps in fossil fuel electricity generation in Korea: A meta-frontier non-radial directional distance functionanalysis
TL;DR: In this paper, a meta-frontier non-radial directional distance function is proposed to model energy and CO2 emission performance in electricity generation, which allows for the consideration of the group heterogeneity of electricity generation.
About: This article is published in Energy Policy.The article was published on 2013-05-01. It has received 304 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Stand-alone power system & Electricity generation.
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TL;DR: Multilateral productivity comparisons of firms producing multiple outputs, some of which are undesirable, are obtained by making two modifications to the standard Farrell approach to efficiency measurement.
Abstract: Multilateral productivity comparisons of firms producing multiple outputs, some of which are undesirable, are obtained by making two modifications to the standard Farrell approach to efficiency measurement. The restriction that production technology satisfy strong disposability of outputs is relaxed to allow for the fact that undesirable outputs may be freely disposable, and the efficiency measures are modified to allow for an asymmetric treatment of desirable and undesirable outputs. Performance measures that satisfy these requirements are calculated as solutions to programming problems. The methodology is applied to a sample of mills producing paper and pollutants.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the relationship between R. W. Shephard's input distance function and D. G. Luenberger's benefit function and point out that the latter can be recognized in a production context as a directional input distance functions which can exhaustively characterize technologies in both price and input space.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the concept of a metafrontier is used to compare the technical efficiencies of firms that may be classified into different groups. And the authors present the basic analytical framework necessary for the definition of a meta-frontier, shows how a meta-frontiers can be estimated using non-parametric and parametric methods, and presents an empirical application using cross-country agricultural sector data.
Abstract: This paper uses the concept of a metafrontier to compare the technical efficiencies of firms that may be classified into different groups. The paper presents the basic analytical framework necessary for the definition of a metafrontier, shows how a metafrontier can be estimated using non-parametric and parametric methods, and presents an empirical application using cross-country agricultural sector data. The paper also explores the issues of technological change, time-varying technical inefficiency, multiple outputs, different efficiency orientations, and firm heterogeneity.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a metafrontier production function model for firms in different groups having different technologies is presented, which enables the calculation of comparable technical efficiencies for firms operating under different technologies.
Abstract: This paper presents a metafrontier production function model for firms in different groups having different technologies. The metafrontier model enables the calculation of comparable technical efficiencies for firms operating under different technologies. The model also enables the technology gaps to be estimated for firms under different technologies relative to the potential technology available to the industry as a whole. The metafrontier model is applied in the analysis of panel data on garment firms in five different regions of Indonesia, assuming that the regional stochastic frontier production function models have technical inefficiency effects with the time-varying structure proposed by Battese and Coelli ( 1992).
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TL;DR: A literature survey on the application of data envelopment analysis (DEA) to E&E studies is presented and an introduction to the most widely used DEA techniques is introduced.
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