Efficiency and mergers in english higher education 1996/97 to 2008/9: Parametric and non-parametric estimation of the multi-input multi-output distance function

Manchester School

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 465-487

  Johnes, Jill ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84923642124     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: 14679957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/manc.12030     Document Type: Article

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