A scale elasticity measure for directional distance function and its dual: theory and DEA estimation

DOI10.1016/j.ejor.2013.01.012zbMath1317.90110OpenAlexW2125849540MaRDI QIDQ2355109

Valentin Zelenyuk

Publication date: 28 July 2015

Published in: European Journal of Operational Research (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2013.01.012

zbMATH Keywords

duality theorydistance functionsscale elasticityproduction theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Management decision making, including multiple objectives (90B50) Production models (90B30)

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