Specification of Distance Functions Using Semi- and Nonparametric Methods with an Application to the Dynamic Performance of Eastern and Western European Air Carriers
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Distance function; stochastic frontiers; data envelopment analysis; nonparametric methods; European airline industry;All these keywords.
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