Goods and Services Tax efficiency across Indian States: panel stochastic frontier analysis

Stochastic Non-Parametric Frontier Analysis

In this paper we develop an approach that synthesizes the best features of the two main methods in the estimation of production efficiency. Specically, our approach first allows for statistical noise, similar to Stochastic frontier analysis, and second, it allows modeling multiple-inputs-multiple-outputs technologies without imposing parametric assumptions on production relationship, similar to...

Financial reforms and technical efficiency in Indian commercial banking: A generalized stochastic frontier analysis

In this study we estimate technical efficiency of Indian commercial banks from 19892009 using a multiple-output generalized stochastic production frontier, and analyze the effects of financial sector reforms on measured efficiency. This generalized technique estimates technical efficiency in the presence of multiple outputs, filling a gap in the existing literature. Our results show that Indian...

Options for the Goods and Services Tax

The Liberal commitment to replace the goods and services tax (GST) with a better tax has been studied by the House of Commons Finance Committee. The question of alternatives to the GST is not a new one. Prior to its introduction in 1991, a minority of tax experts questioned the wisdom of the federal government’s determination to go ahead with the GST.1 Some developed detailed proposals that wou...

Comparative Analysis of Stochastic Frontier Partially non-parametric and Stochastic Frontier Parametric Methods Case Study: Measuring Cost Efficiency in Wheat Production in Iran

Technical Efficiency of Teaching Hospitals in Iran: The Use of Stochastic Frontier Analysis, 1999–2011

Background Hospitals are highly resource-dependent settings, which spend a large proportion of healthcare financial resources. The analysis of hospital efficiency can provide insight into how scarce resources are used to create health values. This study examines the Technical Efficiency (TE) of 12 teaching hospitals affiliated with Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) between 1999 and 2...