Scale of operation, allocative inefficiencies and separability of inputs and outputs in agricultural research

Pesquisa Operacional

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 399-415

  e Souza, Geraldo da Silva ^a   Gomes, Eliane Gonçalves ^a  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agricultural research; DEA; Efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890932194     PISSN: 01017438     EISSN: 16785142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0101-74382013005000007     Document Type: Article

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