front41Est {frontier} | R Documentation |
Estimate a Stochastic Frontier Model by Frontier 4.1
Description
Estimate a stochastic frontier model with a modified version of Tim Coelli's program Frontier 4.1 (NOTE: this program has to be installed separately!).
Usage
front41Est( command = ifelse( .Platform$OS.type == "windows",
"front41.exe", "front41.bin" ), ... )
Arguments
command |
command to call the modified version of FRONTIER 4.1 (see details). |
... |
arguments passed to |
Details
Using the command front41Est
requires the installation
of a modified version of Tim Coelli's FRONTIER 4.1.
It is available on
http://frontier.r-forge.r-project.org/front41.html.
as (FORTRAN) source code
and (executable) binaries for GNU/Linux and MS-Windows.
Value
front41Est
returns a list of class front41Output
that is returned by front41ReadOutput
with two additional elements:
input |
object returned by |
messages |
messages returned by FRONTIER 4.1. |
Author(s)
Arne Henningsen
References
Battese, G.E. and T. Coelli (1992), Frontier production functions, technical efficiency and panel data: with application to paddy farmers in India. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 3, 153-169.
Battese, G.E. and T. Coelli (1995), A model for technical inefficiency effects in a stochastic frontier production function for panel data. Empirical Economics, 20, 325-332.
Coelli, T. (1996) A Guide to FRONTIER Version 4.1: A Computer Program for Stochastic Frontier Production and Cost Function Estimation, CEPA Working Paper 96/08, http://www.uq.edu.au/economics/cepa/frontier.php, University of New England.
See Also
front41WriteInput
, front41ReadOutput
Examples
data( front41Data )
front41Data$logOutput <- log( front41Data$output )
front41Data$logCapital <- log( front41Data$capital )
front41Data$logLabour <- log( front41Data$labour )
## Not run:
front41Est( data = front41Data, crossSectionName = "firm",
yName = "logOutput", xNames = c( "logCapital", "logLabour" ) )
## End(Not run)