Evaluating cost and profit efficiency: A comparison of parametric and nonparametric methodologies

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-202

  Delis, Manthos D ^a   Koutsomanoli Fillipaki, Anastasia ^a   Staikouras, Christos K ^a   Katerina, Gerogiannaki ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BANKING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PANEL DATA; PROFITABILITY; STOCHASTICITY;

EID: 58849130146     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: 14664305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603100801935370     Document Type: Article

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