Constructing macroeconomic performance index of Indian states using DEA

Journal of Economic Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-83

  Sahoo, Biresh K ^a   Acharya, Debashis ^b  

^a XAVIER INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Emerging markets; India; Macroeconomic policy performance; Macroeconomics; Market economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855788697     PISSN: 01443585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01443581211192116     Document Type: Article

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