Measuring inefficiency in long-term care commissioning: Evidence from English local authorities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 275-299

  D'Amico, Francesco ^a   Fernandez, Jose Luis ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Frontier analysis; Long term care; Service commissioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861213524     PISSN: 20405790     EISSN: 20405804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aepp/pps022     Document Type: Article

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