Estimating Output-Specific Efficiencies

The present book is the offspring of my Habilitation, which is the key to academic tenure in Austria. Legal requirements demand that a Ha­ bilitation be published and so only seeing it in print marks the real end of this biographical landmark project. From a scientific perspective I may hope to finally reach a broader audience with this book for a criti­ cal appraisal of the research done. Aside from objectives the book is a reflection of many years of research preceding Habilitation proper...