Hyperbolic efficiency and parametric distance functions: With application to Spanish savings banks

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-48

  Cuesta, Rafael A ^a   Zofío, José L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Banking efficiency; Hyperbolic efficiency; Parametric distance functions; Production frontiers

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944445768     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-005-3039-3     Document Type: Review

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