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Providing a systematic and comprehensive treatment of recent developments in efficiency analysis, this readable book makes available an intuitive yet rigorous presentation of advanced nonparametric and robust methods. This flexible toolbox can be used in theories based on the neoclassical theory of production and its alternatives, including evolutionary theories. The methods are complemented by empirical analysis of three different economic fields: scientific research, mutual funds industry and the insurance sector. The research demonstrates the utility of the toolbox for a wide range of economic issues, including the analysis of economies of scale and scope, dynamics of age and agglomeration effects, trade-offs in production and service activities, and explanations of efficiency differentials. Of interest to applied economists broadly, this book will also be of interest to those focused on Operations Research and/or Management Science. "Léopold Simar is a pioneer. For over a decade he and a succession of talented co-authors have been addressing the shortcomings of the increasingly popular field of nonparametric frontier analysis for producer performance evaluation. The shortcomings of nonparametric frontier models include their deterministic and non-statistical nature, their sensitivity to outliers and extreme values, the absence of parameters that would enhance economic interpretation, and the lack of suitable techniques for incorporating exogenous influences on performance. This book, written with Cinzia Daraio, develops theoretical and empirical techniques for dealing with each. The problems are difficult and the analysis is advanced, but Simar and Daraio have delivered on their claim to have written a book that is both rigorous and readable. This original contribution will change the field." -C. A. Knox Lovell Léopold Simar is an established star in the productivity/efficiency field. He is like a fine vintage wine – a pleasure to drink today. Cinzia Daraio is a rising star. She is like a new wine from an established vineyard – excellent today, even better tomorrow. Cinzia and Leopold combine forces in this book. The result is a treat to drink, worthy of a feast. It is a sumptuous presentation of new research that embeds the nonparametric approach to efficiency measurement into a statistical framework. Enjoy" -Harold O. Fried.

Industrial efficiency. --- Input-output analysis. --- Industries. --- Production functions (Economic theory) --- Functions, Production (Economic theory) --- Production (Economic theory) --- Economics --- Industrial production --- Industry --- Interindustry economics --- Economics, Mathematical --- National income --- Input-output tables --- Efficiency, Industrial --- Industrial management --- Mathematical models --- Accounting --- Operations research. --- Management. --- Operations Research/Decision Theory. --- Administration --- Industrial relations --- Organization --- Operational analysis --- Operational research --- Industrial engineering --- Management science --- Research --- System theory

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We intend to edit a Festschrift for Henk Moed combining a “best of” collection of his papers and new contributions (original research papers) by authors having worked and collaborated with him. The outcome of this original combination aims to provide an overview of the advancement of the field in the intersection of bibliometrics, informetrics, science studies and research assessment.

Information science --- Informetrics --- Statistical methods. --- Sociology—Research. --- Data mining. --- Technical education. --- Information storage and retrieval. --- Technology—Sociological aspects. --- Natural language processing (Computer science). --- Research Methodology. --- Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery. --- Engineering/Technology Education. --- Information Storage and Retrieval. --- Science and Technology Studies. --- Natural Language Processing (NLP). --- Education, Technical --- Education --- Professional education --- Vocational education --- Algorithmic knowledge discovery --- Factual data analysis --- KDD (Information retrieval) --- Knowledge discovery in data --- Knowledge discovery in databases --- Mining, Data --- Database searching --- NLP (Computer science) --- Artificial intelligence --- Electronic data processing --- Human-computer interaction --- Semantic computing

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We intend to edit a Festschrift for Henk Moed combining a “best of” collection of his papers and new contributions (original research papers) by authors having worked and collaborated with him. The outcome of this original combination aims to provide an overview of the advancement of the field in the intersection of bibliometrics, informetrics, science studies and research assessment.

Information retrieval --- Sociology of knowledge --- Sociology --- Didactics of technology --- Engineering sciences. Technology --- Information systems --- Computer. Automation --- NLP (neurolinguïstisch programmeren) --- sociologie --- technologie --- informatiesystemen --- data acquisition

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Providing a systematic and comprehensive treatment of recent developments in efficiency analysis, this readable book makes available an intuitive yet rigorous presentation of advanced nonparametric and robust methods. This flexible toolbox can be used in theories based on the neoclassical theory of production and its alternatives, including evolutionary theories. The methods are complemented by empirical analysis of three different economic fields: scientific research, mutual funds industry and the insurance sector. The research demonstrates the utility of the toolbox for a wide range of economic issues, including the analysis of economies of scale and scope, dynamics of age and agglomeration effects, trade-offs in production and service activities, and explanations of efficiency differentials. Of interest to applied economists broadly, this book will also be of interest to those focused on Operations Research and/or Management Science. "Léopold Simar is a pioneer. For over a decade he and a succession of talented co-authors have been addressing the shortcomings of the increasingly popular field of nonparametric frontier analysis for producer performance evaluation. The shortcomings of nonparametric frontier models include their deterministic and non-statistical nature, their sensitivity to outliers and extreme values, the absence of parameters that would enhance economic interpretation, and the lack of suitable techniques for incorporating exogenous influences on performance. This book, written with Cinzia Daraio, develops theoretical and empirical techniques for dealing with each. The problems are difficult and the analysis is advanced, but Simar and Daraio have delivered on their claim to have written a book that is both rigorous and readable. This original contribution will change the field." -C. A. Knox Lovell Léopold Simar is an established star in the productivity/efficiency field. He is like a fine vintage wine - a pleasure to drink today. Cinzia Daraio is a rising star. She is like a new wine from an established vineyard - excellent today, even better tomorrow. Cinzia and Leopold combine forces in this book. The result is a treat to drink, worthy of a feast. It is a sumptuous presentation of new research that embeds the nonparametric approach to efficiency measurement into a statistical framework. Enjoy" -Harold O. Fried

Operational research. Game theory --- Business management --- management --- speltheorie --- operationeel onderzoek

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