Efficiency test on Taiwan's life insurance industry-using X-efficiency approach

International Journal of Information and Management Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-48

  Hao, James C ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diversification products strategy; Economies of scale; Life insurance industry; Market power theory; X efficiency

Indexed keywords

COST FUNCTIONS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

DIVERSIFICATION PRODUCTS STRATEGY; ECONOMIES OF SCALE; LIFE INSURANCE INDUSTRY; MARKET POWER THEORY; X-EFFICIENCY APPROACH;

INSURANCE;

EID: 33847778382     PISSN: 10171819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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