Year	2018
Authors	周秝宸,Chien-Yin Chen, Shiue-Hung Lin, Li-Chen Chou, Kun-Dang Chen
Paper Title	A comparative study of production efficiency in coastal region and non-coastal region in Mainland China: An application of metafrontier model
Journal Title	The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development
Vol.No	27
Issue.No	8
Page(s)	901-916
Level Type	SSCI
Paper Type	paper
Total Pages	16
Date of Publication	2018-11-27
Abstract	This paper examines production efficiency of coastal region and non-coastal region in Mainland China between 2000 and 2010 using one-step stochastic frontier analysis and two-step metafrontier model. Unlike previous studies, this study not only discusses production efficiencies but also considers differences in production patterns. The empirical results indicate that coastal region has better production performance in metafrontier technology efficiency (MTE) and technology gap ratio (TGR). In addition, this study finds that the gap of MTE and TGR between coastal region and non-coastal region is increasing for the past years.
Language	Chinese
Reference URL	https://doi.org/10.1080/09638199.2018.1472292