Testing scale efficiency in DEA models: A bootstrapping approach

Applied Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1231-1237

  Löthgren, Mickael ^a   Tambour, Magnus ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; SERVICE SECTOR;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0032747050     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368499323445     Document Type: Article

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