On the measurement of productivity and environmental efficiency in the presence of the joint production of goods and bads : an application to OECD countries

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buir.advisorZaim, Osman
dc.contributor.authorYörük, Barış K.
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-01T10:58:18Z
dc.date.available2016-07-01T10:58:18Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of article.en_US
dc.description.abstractProductivity measures, which do not account for environmental performance, are biased. When it comes to incorporating the developments in environmental performance into the measurement of productivity, the traditional “Tornquist type” indices fail to measure the productivity particularly in the cases where price information on undesirable outputs do not exist. Therefore, there is a need for an alternative measure which puts due emphasis on production with negative externalities without requiring price information. Motivated by these facts, this study first employs a Malmquist index for OECD countries without considering the existence of pollutant data and then to overcome the shortfall of this index, a Malmquist-Luenberger productivity index is employed. Furthermore, using an index number approach, environmental performance of OECD countries is also evaluated, by using a method, which relies on the computation of the distance functions within a DEA framework.en_US
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dc.description.statementofresponsibilityYörük, Barış K.en_US
dc.format.extentx, 81 leaves, graphics and tablesen_US
dc.identifier.itemidBILKUTUPB071687
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/29349
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental efficiency indexen_US
dc.subjectOECD countriesen_US
dc.subjectMalmquist-Luenberger productivity indexen_US
dc.subjectMalmquist productivity indexen_US
dc.subjectindex numbersen_US
dc.subject.lccHC79.E5 Y67 2003en_US
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental policy Economic aspects OECD countries.en_US
dc.titleOn the measurement of productivity and environmental efficiency in the presence of the joint production of goods and bads : an application to OECD countriesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomics
thesis.degree.grantorBilkent University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMA (Master of Arts)

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