Measuring the research performance of Chinese higher education institutions using data envelopment analysis

China Economic Review

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 679-696

  JOHNES, Jill ^a   YU, Li ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chinese higher education; Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349159140     PISSN: 1043951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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