Estimation and decomposition of inefficiency when producers maximize return to the outlay: An application to Norwegian fishing trawlers

Journal of Productivity Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 307-321

  Kumbhakar, Subal C ^a,b   Asche, Frank ^b   Tveteras, Ragnar ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Allocative inefficiency; Distance function; Technical inefficiency; Transformation function

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887317123     PISSN: 0895562X     EISSN: 15730441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-012-0336-5     Document Type: Article

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