A two-stage DEA model to evaluate the overall performance of Canadian life and health insurance companies

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 43, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 910-919

  Yang, Zijiang ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Investment; Life and health insurance industry; Production

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

BUSINESS STRATEGIES; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY;

DATA REDUCTION;

EID: 33645030099     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2005.12.011     Document Type: Article

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