Efficiency analysis of fishery in Hamoon Lake: Using DEA approach

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2856-2860

  Esmaeili, Abdoulkarim ^a   Omrani, Mohamad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

DEA approach; Efficiency; Hamoon lake; Iranian fisheries

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; LAKES; SURVEYS;

ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY; DEA APPROACH; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ECONOMICAL EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL PROBLEMS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TWO-COMPONENT;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 36049040119     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.2856.2860     Document Type: Article

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