Economies of scale in the US computer industry: An empirical investigation using data envelopment analysis

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 199-216

  Thore, Sten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer industry; Data envelopment analysis; Economies of scale; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030498261     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01202594     Document Type: Article

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