On the Functional Form of an Efficiency Index

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-111

  Hougaard, Jens Leth ^a   Keiding, Hans ^b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Efficiency index; Input efficiency; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032399449     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018342231742     Document Type: Article

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