Total factor productivity growth of hospitals in Ireland: A nonparametric approach

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-135

  Gannon, Brenda ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL SECTOR; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 36749045290     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850600706115     Document Type: Article

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