Identifying technically efficient fishing vessels: A non-empty, minimal subset approach

Journal of Applied Econometrics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 729-745

  Flores Lagunes, Alfonso ^a   Horrace, William C ^b   Schnier, Kurt E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 34250876389     PISSN: 08837252     EISSN: 10991255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jae.942     Document Type: Article

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