Reducing differences between profiles of weights: A "peer-restricted" cross-efficiency evaluation

Omega

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 634-641

  Ramón, Nuria ^a   Ruiz, José L ^a   Sirvent, Inmaculada ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Common set of weights; Cross efficiency evaluation; DEA; Weights

Indexed keywords

COMMON SET OF WEIGHTS; CROSS-EFFICIENCY; CROSS-EFFICIENCY EVALUATION; DEA; PEER EVALUATIONS; WEIGHT; WEIGHT PROFILE; WEIGHTING SCHEME;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 79953161562     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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