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Efficiency of Large Scale Manufacturing in Pakistan: A Production Frontier Approach
2007:27
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Efficiency of Large Scale Manufacturing in Pakistan: A Production Frontier Approach (PIDE Working Papers 2007:27)

Publication Year : 2007
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JEL Classification : D24, L6, O14, P27

This paper examines the efficiency of the large scale manufacturing sector of Pakistan using the stochastic production frontier approach. A stochastic production frontier is estimated for two periods—1995-96 and 2000-01—for 101 industries at the 5-digit PSIC. The results show that there has been some improvement in the efficiency of the large scale manufacturing sector, though the magnitude of improvement remains small. The results are mixed at the disaggregated level: whereas a majority of industrial groups have gained in terms of technical efficiency, some industries have shown deterioration in their efficiency levels.