A dynamic stochastic frontier model to evaluate regional financial efficiency: Evidence from Chinese county-level panel data

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 241, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 907-916

  Zhang, Qing ^a   Xu, Zhizhou ^a,b   Feng, Tianjun ^a   Jiao, Jian ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Dynamic stochastic frontier model; Financial efficiency; OR in banking; Regional finance

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EFFICIENCY; FINANCE; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

CHINA; DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; EMERGING ECONOMIES; ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES; FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY; FINANCIAL SERVICE; STOCHASTIC FRONTIER MODELS; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

STOCHASTIC MODELS;

EID: 84916620196     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2014.09.021     Document Type: Article

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