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Cost structure of the local telecommunications industry

Creator:

Gainutdinova, Olesya

Abstract:

Using a panel data set on the local telecommunications companies reporting to the FCC for 1988-95, this paper investigates the subadditivity of the cost function, as well as technical and allocative inefficiency of the U.S. local telephone industry. The subadditivity test on the estimated translog cost function indicates that certain...

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Dissertation

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Cost Structure of the Local Telecommunications Industry AN
The impact of ownership type on the cost and quality of nursing home care in the United States

Creator:

Rosetti, Maureen C. O'Keeffe

Abstract:

The overall objective of this research was to analyze the effect of ownership status on 1) quality of care delivered, 2) the cost of nursing homes in the United States and 3) wages to Registered Nurses. The model developed here uses a two stage least squares technique to correct for...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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of Ownership Type on the Cost and Quality of Nursing Home Care in the United States Abstract