A non-parametric approach to identifying the sources of cost savings arising from competitive tendering

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 463-466

  Mcmaster, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0011851618     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/758540807     Document Type: Article

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