The efficiency of health and education expenditures in the Philippines

Central European Journal of Operations Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 275-291

  Lavado, Rouselle F ^a   Cabanda, Emilyn C ^b  

^a Philippine Institute for Development Studies   (Philippines)

^b REGENT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Free disposal hull; Health and education expenditure; Malmquist DEA; Philippines

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350031244     PISSN: 1435246X     EISSN: 16139178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10100-009-0095-1     Document Type: Article

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