Sensitivity analysis of efficiency and Malmquist productivity indices: An application to Spanish savings banks

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1062-1084

  Tortosa Ausina, Emili ^a   Grifell Tatjé, Emili ^b   Armero, Carmen ^c   Conesa, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Banking; Bootstrap; Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Productivity

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BANKING; BOOTSTRAP;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 34548583867     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2006.11.035     Document Type: Article

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