Economic development and growth in Colombia: An empirical analysis with super-efficiency DEA and panel data models

Socio-Economic Planning Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 154-164

  Poveda, Alexander Cotte ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA SALLE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Colombian departments; Data envelopment analysis; Economic development; Efficiency; Growth

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; NUMERICAL MODEL; PANEL DATA;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 80052392557     PISSN: 00380121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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