Estimating productivity growth of Spanish ports using a non-radial, non-oriented Malmquist index

International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-248

  Lozano, Sebastián ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

data envelopment analysis; DEA; Malmquist productivity index; non oriented; non radial; ports; productivity change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862877970     PISSN: 17566517     EISSN: 17566525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSTL.2009.027532     Document Type: Article

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