Application of the three-stage DEA in measuring efficiency - An empirical evidence

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-52

  Lee, Jun Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMETRICS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY;

EID: 36749055306     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504850600675435     Document Type: Article

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