Enhancing the inclusion of non-discretionary inputs in DEA

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 574-584

  Cordero Ferrera, J M ^a   Pedraja Chaparro, F ^a   Santin Gonzalez D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bootstrap; Data envelopment analysis; Education

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION;

BOOTSTRAP; DECISION MAKING UNIT; HIGH SCHOOL; MULTISTAGE APPROACH; PRODUCTIVE PROCESS; TOBIT REGRESSION;

DECISION MAKING;

EID: 77949436194     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jors.2008.189     Document Type: Article

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