Productivity growth, technical progress and efficiency change in Spanish retail trade (1995–2004): A disaggregated sectoral analysis

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-103

  de Jorge Moreno, Justo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

data envelopment analysis; efficiency changes; productivity growth; regulation; retail sector; retail stores; technical progress

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955293833     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593960701778143     Document Type: Article

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