Title: Technical Efficiency of Provincial Telecom:Regional Difference and Affecting Factors
Abstract: Data envelopment analysis(DEA) approach was applied in this paper to measure telecommunications technical efficiencies at China’s provincial-level.Efficiency influence factors were evaluated through our econometric models.The results indicate that telecommunications technical efficiencies present significant regional differences: the efficiencies of the provinces in the eastern region surpass those in the central and western regions.The regression analysis on efficiency influence factors reveal that price ceiling regulatory policy has obvious negative effect on technical efficiency,which probably due to operators overemphasized scale expansion(sometimes even triggered price war) in fierce competitive market,and also probably result in new off-balance in the market structures.Therefore,improving management and service quality,avoiding blind expansion,and enforcing general service regulation should be implemented by telecommunications and government.
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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