Solving the puzzles of structural efficiency

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 713-722

  Li, Sung ko ^a   Cheng, Yuk shing ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Aggregate allocative efficiency; Aggregate technical efficiency; Data envelopment analysis; Economics; Industry efficiency; Structural efficiency

Indexed keywords

DATA STRUCTURES; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

AGGREGATE ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; AGGREGATE TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRY EFFICIENCY; STRUCTURAL EFFICIENCY;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 33846679837     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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