Efficiency estimates for Singapore manufacturing: New evidence from the Malmquist Index

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 715-721

  Tan, G K Randolph ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; MANUFACTURING; STOCHASTICITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

EID: 33748510809     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850500401924     Document Type: Article

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