Target and technical efficiency in DEA: Controlling for environmental characteristics

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-40

  Olesen, O B ^a   Petersen, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Environment; Nondiscretionary inputs

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349326420     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: 15730441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-009-0133-y     Document Type: Article

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