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Note—On Piecewise Reference Technologies

R. Färe, S. Grosskopf, D. Njinkeu

Management Science · 1988 · Volume 34 · Issue 12

DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.34.12.1507

Abstract

In this paper we introduce a piecewise parametric production model that may be used as a reference technology for efficiency gauging. We show that other piecewise reference technologies used in efficiency measuring are obtained as special cases of our model.

Keywords

piecewise linear model, constant elasticity of transformation and substitution

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