Technical Efficiency Indicators in a Philippine Manufacturing Sector

This paper uses the stochastic production frontier approach to investigate the relationship between size and technical efficiency in the Philippines textile industry. Results show that technical efficiency increases with size, thus weakening the case for SME targeted policies. Moreover, both exports...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International review of applied economics 2000-10, Vol.14 (4), p.461-473
Hauptverfasser:	Mini, Federico, Rodriguez, Edgard
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Developing countries Efficiency Exports Industrialization International lending LDCs Manufacturing Philippines Prices Productivity Small & medium sized enterprises-SME Small and medium sized enterprises Small business State intervention Stochastic models Stochastic processes Studies Technical efficiency Textile industry Textiles
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Zusammenfassung:	This paper uses the stochastic production frontier approach to investigate the relationship between size and technical efficiency in the Philippines textile industry. Results show that technical efficiency increases with size, thus weakening the case for SME targeted policies. Moreover, both exports and government interventions are positively associated with efficiency, although the link between government support and technical efficiency is somewhat weaker.
ISSN:	0269-2171 1465-3486
DOI:	10.1080/02692170050150138