A primal Divisia technical change index based on the output distance function

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 320-330

  Feng, Guohua ^a   Serletis, Apostolos ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axiomatic properties; Divisia technical change index; Imperfect competition; Output distance function; Path independence

Indexed keywords

AXIOMATIC PROPERTIES; IMPERFECT COMPETITION; OUTPUT DISTANCE FUNCTION; PATH INDEPENDENCE; TECHNICAL CHANGE;

COMPETITION; PRODUCTIVITY;

COMMERCE;

EID: 77957978441     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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