Estimation of the efficiency of structural funds: A parametric and nonparametric approach

Applied Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 30, 2012, Pages 3935-3954

  Gómez García, Juan ^a   del Rocio Moreno Enguix, María ^a   Gómez Gallego, Juan Cándido ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dea; Efficiency; Regional policy; Stochastic frontier; Structural funds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; REGIONAL ECONOMY; REGIONAL POLICY; STOCHASTICITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

EID: 80051967156     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.583224     Document Type: Article

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