Using least squares and tobit in second stage DEA efficiency analyses

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 792-798

  McDonald, John ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Fractional data; Least squares; Measuring efficiency; Tobit

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE MATRIX; CURVE FITTING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

CONSISTENT ESTIMATORS; EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS; FRACTIONAL DATA; HETEROSKEDASTICITY; LEAST SQUARES; MEASURING EFFICIENCY; ORDINARY LEAST SQUARES; PARTICIPATION RATES; REFINED ANALYSIS; RELATIVE PERFORMANCE; STANDARD ERRORS; TOBIT;

LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS;

EID: 60649093474     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2008.07.039     Document Type: Article

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