Biases in technical efficiency scores caused by intra-input aggregation: Mathematical analysis and a DEA application using simulated data

Applied Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 14, 2006, Pages 1593-1603

  Barnum, Darold T ^a   Gleason, John M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; LABOR; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

EID: 33747133959     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840500405714     Document Type: Article

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