A cost Malmquist productivity index
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A dual Malmquist index, defined in terms of cost rather than input distance functions, is developed and computed using non-parametric linear programming models. The use of the cost Malmquist (CM) index is illustrated with the help of a sample of real data from Greek hospitals.
Publication Name: European Journal of Operational Research
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0377-2217
Year: 2004
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Profitability of a sample of Portuguese bank branches and its decomposition into technical and allocative components
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A geometric distance function approach, which measures the profit efficiency of Portuguese bank branches and its decomposition into technical and allocative components, is presented.
Publication Name: European Journal of Operational Research
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0377-2217
Year: 2005
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