TY  - BOOK
AU  - Battese, George E.
AU  - Coelli, Timothi J.
AU  - O'Donnell, Christopher J.
AU  - Rao, D. S. Prasada
TI  - Introduction to efficiency and productivity analysis
SN  - 9780387242668
U1  - 338.06 COE 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - Springer
KW  - Industrial productivity
KW  - Industrial productivity --Case studies
KW  - Industrial productivity --Measurement --Case studies
KW  - Production (Economic theory)
KW  - Production functions (Economic theory)
KW  - Techonology and engineering — Industrial Technology
N1  - Suggested by Prof. Diptiranjan Mahapatra; Production (Economic theory); 3. Introduction to antitrust; 4. Efficiency and technical progress; 5. Oligopoly, collusion, and antitrust; 6. Market structure and strategic competition; 7. Mergers; 8. Vertical mergers and vertical restraints; 10. Introduction to economic regulation; 11. Theory of natural monopoly; 12. Natural monopoly regulation and electric power; 13. Franchise bidding and cable television; 14. Public enterprise; 15. Dynamic issues in natural monopoly regulation : telecommunications; 16. The regulation of potentially competitive markets : theory and estimation methods; 18. Economic regulation of energy : crude oil and natural gas; 18. Economic regulation of energy : crude oil and natural gas; 19. Introduction : the emergence of health, safety, and environmental regulation; 20. Valuing life and other nonmonetary benefits
N2  - The second edition of An Introduction to Efficiency and Productivity Analysis is designed to be a general introduction for those who wish to study efficiency and productivity analysis. The book provides an accessible, well-written introduction to the four
ER  -