Supply-Side Capacity and Export Response in Leather and Home Textile Sectors in Bangladesh

Raihan, Selim and Ahmed, Mansur (2009): Supply-Side Capacity and Export Response in Leather and Home Textile Sectors in Bangladesh.

Abstract

This study explores the supply-Side capacity and export response in leather and home textile sectors in Bangladesh and identifies the efficient firms using the Data Envelopment Analysis Method.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Supply side constraints; DEA Method; Leather; Home textile; Bangladesh
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General > C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F14 - Empirical Studies of Trade

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