A meta-analysis of DEA and SFA studies of the technical efficiency of seaports: A comparison of fixed and random-effects regression models

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1574-1585

  Odeck, James ^a   Bråthen, Svein ^a  

^a MOLDE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

DEA; Meta analysis; Random effects model; Seaport efficiency; SFA; Tobit regression model

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; PORTS AND HARBORS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

ACADEMIC JOURNAL; META ANALYSIS; RANDOM EFFECTS MODEL; REGRESSION MODEL; SPECIFIC EFFECTS; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TOBIT REGRESSION;

RANDOM PROCESSES;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PORT OPERATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STOCHASTICITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84866049696     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2012.08.006     Document Type: Article

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