Research problem and research goals are presented in the first chapter. Primary and secondary hypotheses, research methods as well as data sources are explained in the introduction. Then, expected scientific contribution of this research and its limitations are presented, in add…
This study examines the impact of fiscal deficits on economic growth in developing countries. Based on deduction from the relevant theoretical and empirical literature, the study tests the following hypotheses regarding the impact of fiscal deficits on economic growth. First, fi…
Over the last few decades, numerous studies have adopted efficiency and productivity techniques to examine and evaluate the overall performance of banking industries to inform policy effect as well as identify the best practice. The majority of banking efficiency and productivit…
Longitudinal studies are a useful tool for investigating the course of chronic diseases. Many chronic diseases are progressive and can be characterized by a set of health states. We can improve our understanding of the natural history of the disease by modeling the sequence of v…
In recent years, several firms started offering online trade-in programs to buy back used products from consumers. Trade-in programs have caught the attention of consumers as well as investors. They provide a convenient outlet for consumers to unlock the residual value of their …
From the idea of efficiency raised by Koopmans in 1951, and the panel data first introduced into the efficiency analysis by Pitt and Lee (1981) and Schmidt and Sickles (1984), the techniques of stochastic frontier analysis are fast developed and the applications of stochastic fr…