Malmquist indexes using a geometric distance function (GDF). Application to a sample of Portuguese bank branches

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-41

  Portela, Maria Conceição A Silva ^a   Thanassoulis, Emmanuel ^b  

^a CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bank Branches; Efficiency; Malmquist Indexes

Indexed keywords

EID: 32944463764     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: 15730441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-006-7124-z     Document Type: Article

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