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2008

Journal Articles

Grifell-Tatjé, E., and C. A. K. Lovell (2008), “Productivity at the Post”, Journal of Regulatory Economics 33:2, 133-58.

Hajargasht, G., T.J. Coelli and D.S.P. Rao (2008), “A Dual Measure of Economies of Scope”, Economics Letters, 100, 185-188.

Iyer, K.G., A.N. Rambaldi, K.K. Tang (2008), "Efficiency Externalities of Trade and Alternative Forms of Foreign Investment in OECD Countries" Journal of Applied Econometrics, 23, 6, Pages 749-766, DOI: 10.1002/jae.1024.

Lim, S. H., and C. A. K. Lovell (2008), “Short-run Total Cost Change and Productivity of U.S. Class I Railroads”, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 42:1, 155-98.

O'Donnell, C.J., Rao, D.S.P. and Battese, G.E. (2008). Metafrontier Frameworks for the Study of Firm-level Efficiencies and Technology Ratios, Empirical Economics 34: 231-255.

O'Donnell, C.J. and Rayner, V. (2008). Imposing Necessary Conditions for Stationarity on ARCH and GARCH Models, Advances in Econometrics 23: 545-566.

Tang, K.K., J. Chin and D.S. Prasada Rao(2008), “Avoidable Mortality Risks and Measurement of Wellbeing and Inequality", Journal of Health Economics, 27 3: 624-641.

Other Publications

Coelli, T.J., Lefèbvre, M. and Pestieau, P. (2008), “On the Convergence of Social Protection Performance in the European Union”, invited paper presented at the 6th Asia Pacific Productivity Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, 16-18July 2008.

See, K.F. and Coelli, T.J. (2008), “The Effects of Competition Policy on TFP Growth: Some Evidence from the Malaysian Electricity Supply Industry”, contributed paper presented at the 6th Asia Pacific Productivity Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, July 16-18, 2008.

Coelli, T.J., Lefèbvre, M. and Pestieau, P. (2008), “On the Convergence of Social Protection Performance in the European Union”, paper presented at the North American Productivity Workshop, New York, USA, 25-27 June 2008.

O'Donnell, C.J. and Rao, D.S.P. (2008). Estimating Probability Density Functions for Exact Index Numbers, Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, Wellington, New Zealand.

O'Donnell, C.J. and Rao, D.S.P. (2008). Estimating Probability Density Functions for Exact Index Numbers, 9th World Meeting for Bayesian Analysis, Hamilton Island, Australia.

Svetchnikova, D., A.N. Rambaldi, R. Strachan, “A Comparison Of Methods For Spatial-Temporal Forecasting With An Application To Real Estate Prices,” Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society (ESAM08), Wellington 6-9 July, 2008.

Rao, D.S., Comparisons of Real Income and Productivity across Countries and Time: Meeting the Challenges – Keynote Address delivered to the 2008 Asia-Pacific Productivity Conference held in Taipei, 18 July, 2008.

Rao, D.S., Harry Wu and Boon Lee, The Productivity Race between China and India in Manufacturing in the Reform Era, Presented at the Conference on China and India: Growth and Dynamics, Kolkata, India, 17-19 December, 2008.

Rao, D.S., and Robert Feenstra, Consistent comparisons of Real Incomes across Time and Space, Presented at the Workshop on Integrating Expenditure and Production Estimates in International Comparisons held at the University of Pennsylvania during 10-12, May, 2008. Also presented at the Workshop on International Comparisons held at the University of Amsterdam during 9-10 October, 2008.

Rao, D.S., A.N. Rambaldi and H.E. Doran., Construction of World Tables of Purchasing Power Parities and real Incomes based on Multiple Benchmarks and Auxiliary Information: A State-Space Approach” Presented at the 2008 World Congress on National Accounts and Economic Performance Measures for Nations, Washington DC, May 2008.

Rao, D.S., and G. Hajarghasht, Systems of Index Numbers for International Price comparisons based on Stochastic Approach, presented at the World Congress on National Accounts and Economic Performance Measures for  Nations, 12-17 May, 2008, Washington DC and at the Workshop on Integrating Expenditure and Production Estimates in International Comparisons held at the University of Pennsylvania, 10-12 May, 2008.

Rao, D.S., KK Tang and D. Petrie, Measuring Health Inequality with Realisation of Local Potently Life Years (ReLPLY) Estimated  using Stochastic Frontier Methods, Presented at the 30th General conference of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, 24-30 August, 2008, Portoroz, Slovenia.

Rao, D.S., A. Rambaldi and H.Doran, Estimation of Consistent Space-Time Tableau of Purchasing Power Parities and Real Incomes: A State-Space approach, Presented at the International Conference on CPI-ICP Integration, 9-10 September, Florence.

Lovell, C. A. K., “Productivity Accounting,” 2008 Asia-Pacific Productivity Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, 17 July, 2008.