Data envelopment analysis of efficiency of real estate investment trusts in Singapore

In this study, we employ data envelopment analysis to assess the technical efficiency andperformance of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Singapore, for the years 2009 through 2013. We apply the Malmquist Productivity Index to express the productivity change of the REITs over time. We find th...

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Main Author: Mohamad, Azhar
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Published: Emerald 2017
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spelling iium-597072018-03-20T01:27:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59707/ Data envelopment analysis of efficiency of real estate investment trusts in Singapore Mohamad, Azhar HG Finance HG4501 Stocks, investment, speculation In this study, we employ data envelopment analysis to assess the technical efficiency andperformance of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Singapore, for the years 2009 through 2013. We apply the Malmquist Productivity Index to express the productivity change of the REITs over time. We find that whilst most REITs have experienced efficiency improvements, there has been little productivity growth at the frontier during the study period. The finding indicates that it is possible to improve the performance of the REITs by further improving technological efficiency, since technological regress has been the main reason for the poor productivity growth of the REITs in Singapore. Emerald 2017-11-22 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59707/7/59707_Data%20envelopment%20analysis.pdf Mohamad, Azhar (2017) Data envelopment analysis of efficiency of real estate investment trusts in Singapore. International Journal of Law and Management, 59 (6). pp. 826-838. ISSN 1754-243X E-ISSN 1754-2448 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108/IJLMA-06-2016-0058 https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLMA-06-2016-0058
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HG4501 Stocks, investment, speculation
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HG4501 Stocks, investment, speculation
Mohamad, Azhar
Data envelopment analysis of efficiency of real estate investment trusts in Singapore
description In this study, we employ data envelopment analysis to assess the technical efficiency andperformance of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in Singapore, for the years 2009 through 2013. We apply the Malmquist Productivity Index to express the productivity change of the REITs over time. We find that whilst most REITs have experienced efficiency improvements, there has been little productivity growth at the frontier during the study period. The finding indicates that it is possible to improve the performance of the REITs by further improving technological efficiency, since technological regress has been the main reason for the poor productivity growth of the REITs in Singapore.
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author Mohamad, Azhar
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title Data envelopment analysis of efficiency of real estate investment trusts in Singapore
title_short Data envelopment analysis of efficiency of real estate investment trusts in Singapore
title_full Data envelopment analysis of efficiency of real estate investment trusts in Singapore
title_fullStr Data envelopment analysis of efficiency of real estate investment trusts in Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Data envelopment analysis of efficiency of real estate investment trusts in Singapore
title_sort data envelopment analysis of efficiency of real estate investment trusts in singapore
publisher Emerald
publishDate 2017
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/59707/
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