LONG-RUN ESTIMATES OF TECHNOLOGICAL-CHANGE AND SCALE ECONOMIES IN A DYNAMIC FRAMEWORK - AUSTRALIAN PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETIES, 1974-1990

被引:11
作者
ESHO, N [1 ]
SHARPE, IG [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NEW S WALES,SCH BANKING & FINANCE,KENSINGTON,NSW 2033,AUSTRALIA
关键词
LONG-RUN; TECHNOLOGY; SCALE; DYNAMIC; AUSTRALIAN;
D O I
10.1016/0378-4266(94)00075-E
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
This paper formulates and estimates a dynamic model to investigate the characteristics of the cost function of Australian Permanent Building Societies. While the results suggest that the societies adjust costs quickly to long-run levels, the modelling of cost dynamics is shown to have a significant influence on estimates of scale economies, and on the identification of the timing of shifts in the cost frontier and changes in the growth of total factor productivity.
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页码:1135 / 1157
页数:23
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