Nonparametric measurement of productive efficiency in the presence of regulation

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 643-657

  Granderson, Gerald ^a   Linvill, Carl ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

DEA; Efficiency; Productivity growth; Regulation

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PRODUCTIVITY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); FISHER PRODUCTIVITY INDEX (FPI); PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH;

PRODUCTION CONTROL;

EID: 0032210560     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(97)00267-1     Document Type: Article

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