Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1976
Keywords
Malaysia, Foreign corporation, Manufacturing, X-efficiency
DOI
10.2307/1924027
Abstract
It is often argued that foreign firms operating in less developed countries have greater X-efficiency than their local counterparts. However, little empirical evidence has been presented to substantiate this claim. This paper attempts to fill part of this gap, first, by presenting data on the level of capital utilisation in Malaysian and foreign firms in Malaysian manufacturing and, second, by testing the importance of X-efficiency in determining differences in the utilisation levels of the two categories of firms...
Source Publication
The Review of Economics and Statistics
Volume Number
58
Issue Number
2
ISSN
0034-6535
First Page
209
Last Page
217
Recommended Citation
Lim, D. (1976). Capital utilisation of local and foreign establishments in Malaysian manufacturing. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 58 (2), 209-217. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1924027