@article{MAKHILLRJAS2014939347,
    title = {Time-Varying Stochastic Frontier Model Approach for Measuring Female Parliamentarian Efficiency of Selected Countries in Asia},
    journal = {Research Journal of Applied Sciences},
    volume = {9},
    number = {3},
    pages = {133-140},
    year = {2014},
    issn = {1815-932x},
    doi = {rjasci.2014.133.140},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1815-932x&doi=rjasci.2014.133.140},
    author = {Najeebullah,Md. Azizul,Adnan and},
    keywords = {Time varying inefficiency effects,Cobb-Douglas Stochastic Frontier Production Model,female parliament,Asian countries,Malaysia},
    abstract = {The study considers stochastic frontier model to investigate 
  the technical efficiency of randomly selected eight Asian countries namely Pakistan, 
  China, India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippine and Malaysia applied 
  to unbalanced panel data sets for the period 2002-2010. A half-normal distribution 
  assumption with a simple specification of the time-varying inefficiencies was 
  incorporated to the model. A Cobb-Douglas stochastic frontier production function 
  with time-varying technical inefficiency effects was estimated. Year wise mean 
  technical efficiency of the parliament of eight Asian countries during the reference 
  period decreased from 46.8-42.8%. Among the selected Asian countries, China 
  and Pakistan were experienced highest (87.58%) and lowest (33.40%) parliament 
  mean efficiencies, respectively. In case of time-invariant inefficiency effect 
  model, the estimated overall average technical efficiency was found 54.96% for 
  the parliament of selected Asian countries and it is of potential output for 
  the half-normal distribution.}
    }