A B-convex production model for evaluating performance of firms

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 355, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 131-144

  Briec, Walter ^a   Horvath, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

B convex sets; DEA; Min max cost function; Nonparametric models; Technology; Upper semilattice

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749095228     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: 10960813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2009.01.048     Document Type: Article

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