The allocative efficiency measure by means of a distance function: The case of Spanish public railways

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 191-205

  Baños Pino, José ^a   Fernández Blanco, Víctor ^a   Rodríguez Álvarez, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Allocative efficiency; Bootstrap; Distance function; Economics; Public firm

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY;

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 0037116770     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(01)00067-4     Document Type: Article

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