An aggregate quantity framework for measuring and decomposing productivity change

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 255-272

  O'Donnell, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Fisher index; Hicks Moorsteen index; Index numbers; Malmquist index; Total factor productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870302198     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: 15730441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-012-0275-1     Document Type: Article

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