Two-tier stochastic frontier analysis: heterogeneous error distributions and model selection.

Authors: Papadopoulos, Alecos¹ (AUTHOR) papadopalex@aueb.gr

Source: Journal of Productivity Analysis. Dec2025, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p223-234. 12p.

Subject Terms: *DATA analysis, *STATISTICAL hypothesis testing, *GENERALIZED method of moments, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, MAXIMUM likelihood statistics, DEVIATION (Statistics), LEAST squares, STATISTICAL models

The generalized panel data stochastic frontier model: A review and nonparametric estimation.

Authors: Parmeter, Christopher F.¹ (AUTHOR) cparmeter@bus.miami.edu, Kumbhakar, Subal C.^2,3 (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Productivity Analysis. Dec2025, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p321-339. 19p.

Subject Terms: STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, NONPARAMETRIC estimation, SPLINES, PANEL analysis, SIEVES, INDEPENDENT variables

A class of generalized autoregressive score panel stochastic frontier models.

Authors: Tran, Kien C.^1,2 (AUTHOR) kien.tran@uleth.ca, Michaelides, Panayotis G.³ (AUTHOR) pmichael@central.ntua.gr

Source: Journal of Productivity Analysis. Dec2025, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p235-253. 19p.

Subject Terms: *BAYESIAN analysis, *ENDOGENEITY (Econometrics), STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, AUTOREGRESSIVE models, STATISTICAL models

Approximate Bayesian computation to estimate persistent and transient efficiency in stochastic frontier panel data models.

Authors: Ramírez–Hassan, Andrés¹ (AUTHOR) aramir21@eafit.edu.co, Rengifo–Castro, Juan David² (AUTHOR) jdrengifoc@eafit.edu.co, Manzur, Miguel² (AUTHOR) mmanzurg@eafit.edu.co, Rueda-Ramírez, Estephania² (AUTHOR) eruedar@eafit.edu.co

Source: Journal of Productivity Analysis. Oct2025, Vol. 64 Issue 2, p145-166. 22p.

Subject Terms: *ECONOMIC efficiency, *BAYESIAN analysis, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, RANDOM effects model, PANEL analysis

Estimating efficiency effects in a stochastic frontier model with heteroskedastic errors.

Authors: Shankar, Sriram¹ (AUTHOR) sram777@gmail.com

Source: Journal of Economic Structures. 10/21/2025, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-11. 11p.

Subject Terms: *LABOR productivity, *ELECTRIC power production, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, HETEROSCEDASTICITY, LOGISTIC functions (Mathematics), NONLINEAR regression

An integrated framework for decomposing the eco-Malmquist productivity index.

Authors: Polemis, Michael L.^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Tzeremes, Panayiotis G.⁴ (AUTHOR), Tzeremes, Nickolaos G.⁵ (AUTHOR) bus9nt@econ.uth.gr

Source: Applied Economics Letters. Oct2025, Vol. 32 Issue 18, p2684-2692. 9p.

Subject Terms: *GREEN technology, *INDUSTRIAL productivity, *EMPIRICAL research, *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, MATHEMATICAL decomposition

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

Bridging the gap in understanding sick leave duration after workplace injuries

Authors: García Carrizosa, Laura María

Thesis Advisors: Grifell-Tatjé, Emili, Arocena Garro, Pablo

Source: TDX (Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa)

Subject Terms: Accidents laborals, Work-related injuries, Accidentes laborales, Durada baixa laboral, Sick leave duration, Duración baja laboral, Frontera estocàstica, Stochastic frontier analysis, Frontera estocástica, Ciències Socials

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The importance of efficiency analysis for improving public services: Editorial to the special issue on "Efficiency and productivity analysis of public services in practice".

Authors: De Witte, Kristof^1,2 (AUTHOR) Kristof.dewitte@kuleuven.be, de la Torre, Eva M.^3,4 (AUTHOR) eva.torre@uam.es, Sicilia, Gabriela⁵ (AUTHOR) gabriela.sicilia@uab.cat, Agasisti, Tommaso⁶ (AUTHOR) tommaso.agasisti@polimi.it

Source: International Transactions in Operational Research. Sep2025, Vol. 32 Issue 5, p2443-2452. 10p.

Subject Terms: *BUDGET, PUBLIC services, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, DATA envelopment analysis, MACHINE learning

Multi‐stage stochastic frontier analysis for simple networks.

Authors: Johnes, Geraint¹ (AUTHOR) g.johnes@lancaster.ac.uk, Tsionas, Mike^1,2 (AUTHOR) m.tsionas@lancaster.ac.uk, Izzeldin, Marwan¹ (AUTHOR) m.izzeldin@lancaster.ac.uk

Source: International Transactions in Operational Research. Sep2025, Vol. 32 Issue 5, p2497-2522. 26p.

Subject Terms: *MARKOV chain Monte Carlo, *UNIVERSITIES & colleges, *MANUFACTURING processes, *COST analysis, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis

Unlocking university efficiency: a Bayesian stochastic frontier analysis.

Authors: García‐Tórtola, Zaira¹ (AUTHOR) zgarcia@uji.es, Conesa, David² (AUTHOR) conesa@uv.es, Crespo, Joan³ (AUTHOR) joan.crespo@uv.es, Tortosa‐Ausina, Emili^1,4,5 (AUTHOR) tortosa@uji.es

Source: International Transactions in Operational Research. Sep2025, Vol. 32 Issue 5, p2620-2644. 25p.

Subject Terms: *UNIVERSITIES & colleges, *BUDGET, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, PUBLIC universities & colleges, BAYESIAN field theory

A spatial stochastic frontier model with fixed effects and endogenous environmental variables.

Authors: Giannini, Massimo¹ (AUTHOR) massimo.giannini@uniroma2.it

Source: Spatial Economic Analysis. Sep2025, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p420-441. 22p.

Subject Terms: *PRODUCTION functions (Economic theory), *MONTE Carlo method, *ECONOMIC efficiency, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, MAXIMUM likelihood statistics, DEPENDENT variables, FIXED effects model

Positive/negative effects of undesirable output on technology gap ratio under meta-frontier framework.

Authors: Guo, Xu¹ (AUTHOR) chenlei0593@163.com, Chen, Lei¹ (AUTHOR) chenlei0593@163.com

Source: RAIRO: Operations Research (2804-7303). 2025, Vol. 59 Issue 5, p3079-3116. 38p.

Subject Terms: *MATHEMATICAL optimization, *OPERATIONS research, DATA envelopment analysis, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, SCIENTIFIC method

Productivity and growth decomposition: a novel single-index smooth-coefficient stochastic frontier approach.

Authors: Sun, Kai¹ (AUTHOR), Kumbhakar, Subal C^2,3 (AUTHOR), Lien, Gudbrand³ (AUTHOR)

Source: European Review of Agricultural Economics. Jul2025, Vol. 52 Issue 3, p378-413. 36p.

Subject Terms: *HIGH technology industries, *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations, *PROCESS optimization, *LABOR productivity, *SERVICE industries, *INDUSTRIAL productivity, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis

Geographic Terms: NORWAY

Testing the impacts on inefficiency in a semiparametric stochastic frontier model.

Authors: Liao, Jen-Che¹ (AUTHOR), Song, Xiaojun² (AUTHOR) sxj@gsm.pku.edu.cn, Wang, Hung-Jen³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Econometric Reviews. Sep2025, p1-27. 27p.

Subject Terms: *STATISTICAL hypothesis testing, *SIMULATION methods & models, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, STATISTICAL models, COMPARATIVE studies, MATHEMATICAL variables, STATISTICAL bias

Hospital efficiency in Türkiye via spatial Stochastic Frontier Analysis.

Authors: Ekinci, Ramazan¹ (AUTHOR), Kutlu, Levent² (AUTHOR) levent.kutlu@utrgv.edu, Yeşilyurt, Filiz³ (AUTHOR), Yeşilyurt, M. Ensar³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Applied Economics. Sep2025, p1-14. 14p.

Subject Terms: *ECONOMIC efficiency, *HEALTH facilities, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, TURKISH history, GEOGRAPHIC spatial analysis, SPATIAL behavior, HOSPITAL care quality

Geographic Terms: TURKEY

Using stochastic frontier analysis to assess the performance of public service providers in the presence of demand uncertainty.

Authors: Nguyen, Hong Ngoc¹ (AUTHOR) ruby.nguyen@adelaide.edu.au, O'Donnell, Christopher² (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Productivity Analysis. Aug2025, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p61-79. 19p.

Subject Terms: *BAYESIAN analysis, *HEALTH services administration, *RESOURCE management, *PUBLIC administration, *UNCERTAINTY (Information theory), STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, DATA envelopment analysis

Bayesian stochastic frontier models under the skew-normal half-normal settings.

Authors: Wei, Zheng¹ (AUTHOR) zheng.wei@tamucc.edu, Choy, S. T. Boris² (AUTHOR), Wang, Tonghui³ (AUTHOR), Zhu, Xiaonan⁴ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Productivity Analysis. Aug2025, Vol. 64 Issue 1, p81-91. 11p.

Subject Terms: *BAYESIAN analysis, *INDUSTRIAL productivity, *PARAMETER estimation, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, MAXIMUM likelihood statistics, INFERENTIAL statistics, SKEWNESS (Probability theory)

Technical Efficiency of Taff Production in Northern Ethiopia: A Stochastic Frontier Approach.

Alternate Title: Efektywność Techniczna Produkcji Taffu w Północnej Etiopii: Stochastyczna Analiza Graniczna.

Authors: Hailu, Alem¹ (AUTHOR) adeway12@gmail.com, Hadush, Muuz² (AUTHOR) muuzba@gmail.com, Gebrejewergs, Gebretnsae¹ (AUTHOR) gebretnsae23@gmail.com, Kahsay, Shishay¹ (AUTHOR) sisayteklay21@gmail.com, Tefera, Ali³ (AUTHOR) alitefera2009@gmail.com, Gebrehiwot, Kidanemariam⁴ (AUTHOR) kidane.gebregziabher@mu.edu.et

Source: Problems of Agricultural Economics / Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej. Sep2025, Vol. 384 Issue 3, p108-134. 27p.

Subject Terms: *ECONOMIC efficiency, *OPERATING costs, AGRICULTURAL productivity, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, SMALL farms, FOOD security, ETHIOPIANS

Geographic Terms: ETHIOPIA

Improving the waste supply chain, a case of South Korea 2012–2021: stochastic frontier analysis, artificial neural network, and grey-incidence approach.

Authors: Hong, Leo¹ (AUTHOR) leo.hong@millersville.edu, Yun, Gawon² (AUTHOR) GawonYun@MissouriState.edu, Hales, Douglas N.³ (AUTHOR) dhales@uri.edu

Source: Annals of Operations Research. Aug2025, Vol. 351 Issue 3, p1883-1923. 41p.

Subject Terms: *ARTIFICIAL neural networks, *COST effectiveness, *ECONOMIC efficiency, *WASTE management, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis, ENVIRONMENTAL justice, GREY relational analysis

Geographic Terms: SOUTH Korea, SEOUL (Korea)

EXPORT DYNAMICS OF RUBBER FROM LIKE-MINDED COUNTRIES TO EUROPEAN UNION.

Authors: Meliany, Birka Septy¹ septybirka@gmail.com, Syaukat, Yusman², Widyastutik³, Rifin, Amzul⁴

Source: Journal of Management & Agribusiness / Jurnal Manajemen & Agribisnis. Jul2025, Vol. 22 Issue 2, p172-184. 13p.

Subject Terms: *INTERNATIONAL competition, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy, *INTERNATIONAL trade, *ENVIRONMENTAL regulations, STOCHASTIC frontier analysis