Boosting Productivity: New Techniques for Evaluating Firm Efficiency in Growing Economies
The article explores how to measure the productivity of companies in a growing economy using Data Envelopment Analysis. It looks at cost efficiency, R&D spending, and efficiency in industries like computers and pharmaceuticals. The study compares efficiency measures in Indian banks and examines factors like scale, scope, and capacity utilization. It also analyzes performance variations in insurance and iron industries in India.