Returns to Scale and Scale Elasticity in Farrell, Russell and Additive Models

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 225-239

  Fukuyama, Hirofumi ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Additive model; DEA; Farrell model; Returns to scale; Russell model; Scale elasticity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043286933     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012558521742     Document Type: Article

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