New Efficiency Theory
Subtitle: With Applications of Data Envelopment Analysis
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 13, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9783540140139
Subjects: Production & quality control management; Industrial efficiency; Data envelopment analysis; Computers; Business / Economics / Finance; Computer Books: General; Industries - General; Econometrics; Operations Research; Business & Economics / Industries; Business & Economics / Operations Research; Business & Economics-Econometrics; Business & Economics-Operations Research; General; Efficièentie.; gtt
First sentence: Measuring productive efficiency of firms or enterprises and analyzing their policy implications have been a central topic of research in microeconomic theory.
Description: "New efficiency theory refers to the various parametric and semi-parametric methods of estimating production and cost frontiers, which include data envelopment analysis (DEA) with its diverse applications in management science and operations research. This monograph develops and generalizes the new efficiency theory by highlighting the interface between economic theory and operations research."--Jacket.