Technical efficiency, market share and profitability of manufacturing firms in Côte d'Ivoire: The technology trap

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 851-866

  Sleuwaegen, Leo ^a   Goedhuys, Micheline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Frontier production function; Market share; Profitability; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; PROFITABILITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

COTE D'IVOIRE;

EID: 0346273994     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/27.6.851     Document Type: Article

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