Efficiency in the Greek insurance industry

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 431-436

  Barros, Carlos Pestana ^a   Nektarios, Milton ^b   Assaf, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrapped DEA; Greece; Insurance; Productivity change

Indexed keywords

GREECE; INSURANCE INDUSTRY; MARKET SHARE; PRODUCTIVITY CHANGES; TWO STAGE;

COMPETITION; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY;

INSURANCE;

EID: 76949092379     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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