%0 Journal Article
%@ 1859-4492
%A Nguyen, Phuong Anh
%A Simioni, Michel
%D 2014
%F publications:16727
%J Vietnam Journal of Mathematical Applications
%N 2
%P 1-24
%T Non Parametric Models with Applications in Economics
%U https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/16727/
%V 12
%X Nonparametric estimation methods are experiencing a growing success in their application in economics. This success comes from the fact that they do not imply any assumption about the object to estimate: probability density function, regression model… and let the data determine an appropriate model. This paper gives an introduction to nonparametric techniques used when estimating production frontier and efficiency scores from a sample of decision making units (firms,  farms, …). Special attention is devoted to Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) estimation techniques. Example are used to illustrate the implementation of these techniques.