Identifying and estimating sources of technical inefficiency in Korean manufacturing industries

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 132-144

  Kim, Sangho ^a  

^a Honam University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0037256166     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cep/21.1.132     Document Type: Article

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