Technological change and efficiency in the presence of quasi-fixed inputs: A DEA application to the hospital sector

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 755-763

  Ouellette, Pierre ^a   Vierstraete, Valérie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Economics; Efficiency; Health services; Productivity

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; DATA REDUCTION; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; OPTIMIZATION;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); GEOMETRIC MEANS;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 0346962802     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-2217(02)00712-9     Document Type: Article

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