Eco-efficiency and eco-productivity change over time in a multisectoral economic system

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 234, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 885-897

  Mahlberg, Bernhard ^a,c   Luptacik, Mikulas ^a,b  

^a Institute for Industrial Research   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS IN BRATISLAVA   (Slovakia)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Luenberger indicator; Multi objective optimisation; Neoclassical growth accounting

Indexed keywords

AUSTRIAN ECONOMY; DECISION MAKING UNIT; DESIRABLE OUTPUTS; ECO-EFFICIENCY; ECONOMIC SYSTEM; LEONTIEF INPUT-OUTPUT MODEL; PRIMARY INPUTS; PRODUCTION FACTORS;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84892818335     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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