Productivity and efficiency performance of the Malaysian life insurance industry
This study attempts to measure the productivity of the life insurance industry by employing the non-parametric Malmquist Index approach. The finding shows that despite the productivity growth in the insurance industry, it is relatively low compared to the real economic growth experienced by Malaysia...
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| author | Abu Mansor, Shazali Radam, Alias |
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| description | This study attempts to measure the productivity of the life insurance industry by employing the non-parametric Malmquist Index approach. The finding shows that despite the productivity growth in the insurance industry, it is relatively low compared to the real economic growth experienced by Malaysia. Like the manufacturing sector, the future growth of this industry would depend on its ability to compete efficiently. Being able to provide service in an efficient way would be an important source of comparative advantage under the era of globalization. The results also suggest that both technical efficiency and technical progress contribute to the overall productivity growth of the industry. |
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| spelling | upm-225392016-02-01T08:25:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22539/ Productivity and efficiency performance of the Malaysian life insurance industry Abu Mansor, Shazali Radam, Alias This study attempts to measure the productivity of the life insurance industry by employing the non-parametric Malmquist Index approach. The finding shows that despite the productivity growth in the insurance industry, it is relatively low compared to the real economic growth experienced by Malaysia. Like the manufacturing sector, the future growth of this industry would depend on its ability to compete efficiently. Being able to provide service in an efficient way would be an important source of comparative advantage under the era of globalization. The results also suggest that both technical efficiency and technical progress contribute to the overall productivity growth of the industry. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2000 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22539/1/Productivity%20and%20efficiency%20performance%20of%20the%20Malaysian%20life%20insurance%20industry.pdf Abu Mansor, Shazali and Radam, Alias (2000) Productivity and efficiency performance of the Malaysian life insurance industry. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 34. pp. 93-105. ISSN 0126-1962 http://www.ukm.my/fep/jem/content/2000.html |
| spellingShingle | Abu Mansor, Shazali Radam, Alias Productivity and efficiency performance of the Malaysian life insurance industry |
| title | Productivity and efficiency performance of the Malaysian life insurance industry |
| title_full | Productivity and efficiency performance of the Malaysian life insurance industry |
| title_fullStr | Productivity and efficiency performance of the Malaysian life insurance industry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Productivity and efficiency performance of the Malaysian life insurance industry |
| title_short | Productivity and efficiency performance of the Malaysian life insurance industry |
| title_sort | productivity and efficiency performance of the malaysian life insurance industry |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22539/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22539/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22539/1/Productivity%20and%20efficiency%20performance%20of%20the%20Malaysian%20life%20insurance%20industry.pdf |