Semiparametric stochastic frontier analysis of specialist surgeon clinics

Koch, Steven F.; Slabbert, Jean D.

dc.contributor.upauthor	Koch, Steven F.
dc.contributor.upauthor	Slabbert, Jean D.
dc.date.accessioned	2010-10-14T10:21:55Z
dc.date.available	2010-10-14T10:21:55Z
dc.date.issued	2010-09
dc.description.abstract	A purposive sample of South African specialist surgeons was used to nonparametrically estimate production relations for single output and multiple output production processes. The analysis was further extended to incorporate parametric assumptions associated with stochastic frontier analysis to provide estimates of technical efficiency within surgical practices. The results point to high levels of , as well as consistency between single output and multiple output models.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	nf2010
dc.identifier.citation	Koch, SF & Slabbert, JD 2010', Semiparametric stochastic frontier analysis of specialist surgeon clinics', University of Pretoria, Department of Economics, Working paper series, no. 2010-20. [http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=736&sub=1&parentid=677&subid=729&ipklookid=3]	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15007
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Pretoria, Department of Economics	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Working Paper (University of Pretoria, Department of Economics)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	2010-20	en_US
dc.rights	University of Pretoria, Department of Economics	en_US
dc.subject	Semiparametric stochastic frontier	en
dc.subject	South African specialist surgeons	en
dc.subject	Local-linear	en
dc.subject	Cross-validation	en
dc.subject	Technical efficiency	en
dc.subject	Stochastic frontier analysis	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Stochastic models	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Specialists	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Surgical clinics	en
dc.title	Semiparametric stochastic frontier analysis of specialist surgeon clinics	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en