2026 Spiro E. Stefanou: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	33	3323	3028	1786	1577	155	3633

Overview

Spiro E. Stefanou is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans several fields including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Business, Management and Accounting, and Decision Sciences. The subfields of focus include General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Management Science and Operations Research, Law, Strategy and Management, and Marketing.

Their work addresses key topics such as Efficiency Analysis Using DEA, Agricultural Innovations and Practices, Agricultural Economics and Policy, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Water Resources Management and Optimization, and Economic Growth and Productivity.

Recent publications by Spiro E. Stefanou cover a range of subjects and venues:

Impact Evaluation of Alternative Irrigation Technology in Crete: Correcting for Selectivity Bias, 2021, Environmental and Resource Economics
Measuring dynamic inefficiency in the presence of corporate social responsibility and input indivisibilities, 2021, Expert Systems with Applications
Translating the Promise of the Evidence Act Into a Great Concept, 2022, Harvard Data Science Review
Measuring Dynamic Inefficiency in the Presence of Corporate Social Responsibility and Input Indivisibilities, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
The View From Four Statistical Agencies, 2024, Harvard Data Science Review

The frequent publication venues associated with their work include Harvard Data Science Review, Environmental and Resource Economics, Expert Systems with Applications, SSRN Electronic Journal, and the Statistical Journal of the IAOS.

They have collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including Alfons Oude Lansink, Elvira Silva, Magdalena Kapelko, Maria Vrachioli, and Vangelis Tzouvelekas.

Spiro E. Stefanou has also contributed to book literature with a publication through Oxford University Press titled Dynamic Efficiency and Productivity Measurement in 2021.

Best Publications

Education, Experience, and Allocative Efficiency: A Dual Approach

Spiro E. Stefanou;Swati Saxena

159
Citations
Assessing dynamic inefficiency of the Spanish construction sector pre- and post-financial crisis

Magdalena Kapelko;Alfons G.J.M. Oude Lansink;Spiro E. Stefanou;Spiro E. Stefanou

139
Citations
Measuring technical efficiency in the presence of pesticide spillovers and production uncertainty: The case of Dutch arable farms

Theodoros Skevas;Alfons Oude Lansink;Spiro E. Stefanou;Spiro E. Stefanou

131
Citations
Dynamic Measures of Scope and Scale Economies: An Application to German Agriculture

J. Fernandez-Cornejo;C. M. Gempesaw;J. G. Elterich;S. E. Stefanou

130
Citations
Dynamic Efficiency Measurement: Theory and Application

Elvira Silva;Spiro E. Stefanou

127
Citations
Productivity Growth in U.S. Agriculture under Dynamic Adjustment

Yir-Hueih Luh;Spiro E. Stefanou

124
Citations
Designing the emerging EU pesticide policy: A literature review

T. Skevas;A.G.J.M. Oude Lansink;S.E. Stefanou

121
Citations
Nonparametric Dynamic Production Analysis and the Theory of Cost

Elvira Silva;Spiro E. Stefanou

115
Citations
Brand leadership and product innovation as firm strategies in global food markets

Mark J. Gehlhar;Anita Regmi;Spiro E. Stefanou;Barry L. Zoumas

109
Citations
Dynamic Efficiency Estimation

Supawat Rungsuriyawiboon;Spiro E Stefanou

99
Citations
Learning-by-doing and the sources of productivity growth: A dynamic model with application to U.S. agriculture

Yir-Hueih Luh;Spiro E. Stefanou

93
Citations
Pesticide use, environmental spillovers and efficiency: A DEA risk-adjusted efficiency approach applied to Dutch arable farming

Theodoros Skevas;Spiro E. Stefanou;Spiro E. Stefanou;Alfons Oude Lansink

92
Citations
A Reduced-Form Model for Dynamic Efficiency Measurement: Application to Dairy Farms in Germany and The Netherlands

Grigorios Emvalomatis;Spiro E. Stefanou;Alfons Oude Lansink

92
Citations
Measurement of Dynamic Efficiency: A Directional Distance Function Parametric Approach

Teresa Serra;Alfons Oude Lansink;Spiro E. Stefanou

90
Citations
Endogeneity Corrected Stochastic Production Frontier and Technical Efficiency

Apurba Shee;Spiro E. Stefanou

87
Citations
Can economic incentives encourage actual reductions in pesticide use and environmental spillovers

Theodoros Skevas;Spiro E. Stefanou;Spiro E. Stefanou;Alfons Oude Lansink

86
Citations
Specification and estimation of asymmetric adjustment rates for quasi-fixed factors of production

Ching-Cheng Chang;Spiro E. Stefanou

74
Citations
Asymmetric Adjustment of Dynamic Factors at the Firm Level

Alfons Oude Lansink;Spiro E. Stefanou

73
Citations
Investment in a methane digester: an application of capital budgeting and real options.

Jeffrey R. Stokes;Rekha M. Rajagopalan;Spiro E. Stefanou

65
Citations
The adjustment-cost model of the firm: Duality and productive efficiency

Elvira Silva;Alfons Oude Lansink;Spiro E. Stefanou;Spiro E. Stefanou

58
Citations
Promoting Growth in All Regions

Spiro E. Stefanou;Spiro E. Stefanou

38
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfons Oude Lansink Wageningen University & Research

Jose Maria Gil Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Larry S. Karp University of California, Berkeley

Kristiaan Kerstens IESEG School of Management

Robert Chambers University of Maryland, College Park

Allen M. Featherstone Kansas State University

James E. Wilen University of California, Davis

Richard E. Just University of Maryland, College Park

James S. Shortle Pennsylvania State University

Kathleen Segerson University of Connecticut

External Links

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