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The abstract for paper number 168:
Francesc Hernandez-Sancho, Associate Professor, Valencia, Spain, Vicent Soler-Marco, Professor, Valencia, Spain
Efficiency, Profitability and Spatial Externalities: an Intertemporal Analysis for Spanish Industrial Firms
The aim of this work is to further the assessment of the district effect using an inter-temporal efficiency analysis. Previous research has focused in the study of said district effect using a methodology based on radial measures of technical efficiency. One of its principal limitations is the condition of radiality. Now, with the aim of overcoming the previous restriction, inter-temporal non-radial measures, also referred as the Russell measure, are used. A second stage analysis, specifically, an ANOVA analysis, is applied in order to evaluate the relationships between the inter-temporal non-radial indices and the spatial location of the firms. Furthermore, we assess the links between the spatial externalities and profitability and some management characteristics at firm level.
Unfortunately full paper has not been submitted.