Analysing the effect of technical change on individual outputs using modified quasi-Malmquist indexes

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1081-1089

  Herrero, I ^a   Pascoe, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Malmquist indexes; Quasi malmquist indexes; Technical change

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA REDUCTION; ESTIMATION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PRODUCTIVITY;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA); QUASI-MALMQUIST INDEXES; RADIAL EXPANSION; TECHNICAL CHANGE;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 5444257511     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601787     Document Type: Conference Paper

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