Measuring the technical efficiency of municipal water suppliers: The role of environmental factors

Land Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 627-636

  Renzetti, Steven ^a   Dupont, Diane P ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOTSTRAPPING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER SUPPLY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 70350543803     PISSN: 00237639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3368/le.85.4.627     Document Type: Article

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