How Can We Use the Result from a DEA Analysis? Identification of Firm-relevant Reference Units
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reference units; firm-relevant; DEA;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
- L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
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