One-stage estimation of the effects of operational conditions and practices on productive performance: Asymptotically normal and efficient, root-n consistent StoNEZD method

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 219-230

  Johnson, Andrew L ^a   Kuosmanen, Timo ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Partial linear model; Two stage method

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052381353     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: 15730441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-011-0231-5     Document Type: Article

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