Stochastic efficiency measurement: The curse of theoretical consistency

Journal of Applied Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 139-165

  Sauer, Johannes ^a   Frohberg, Klaus ^b   Hockmann, Heinrich ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT IN TRANSITION ECONOMIES IAMO   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional form; Stochastic efficiency analysis; Theoretical consistency

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846408454     PISSN: 15140326     EISSN: 16676726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15140326.2006.12040642     Document Type: Review

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