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On the estimation of technical inefficiency in the stochastic frontier production function model

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ID23344797
AuthorsJames Jondrow, James M Jondrow (Center for Naval Analyses), C A Knox Lovell (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Ivan S Materov, Peter Schmidt (0000-0001-6954-8590, Michigan State University)
Year1982
Volume19
Issue2-3
Pages233-238
Publication date1982-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Econometrics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0304-4076 • E-ISSN: 1872-6895
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/0304-4076(82)90004-5
OpenAlexW2060646203
LanguageEN
Citations received230
References cited6

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