Luenberger and Malmquist productivity indices: Theoretical comparisons and empirical illustration

Bulletin of Economic Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 391-405

  Boussemart, Jean Philippe ^a   Briec, Walter ^b   Kerstens, Kristiaan ^c   Poutineau, Jean Christophe ^c  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

^c IESEG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Function; Luenberger index; Malmquist index; Productivity growth; Proportional distance; Technical change

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 0142198989     PISSN: 03073378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8586.00183     Document Type: Article

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