Calculating scale elasticity in DEA models

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1023-1038

  Forsund F R ^a   Hjalmarsson, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

DEA; Farrell efficiency measures; Returns to scale; Scale elasticity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; ECONOMICS; ESTIMATION; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); FARRELL EFFICIENCY MEASURES; RETURNS TO SCALE; SCALE ELASTICITY;

ELASTICITY;

EID: 5444243328     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601741     Document Type: Conference Paper

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