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Estimation of input-oriented technical efficiency using a nonhomogeneous stochastic production frontier model

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Estimation of input-oriented technical efficiency using a nonhomogeneous stochastic production frontier model. / Kumbhakar, Subal C.; Tsionas, Michael.
In: Agricultural Economics, Vol. 38, No. 1, 01.2008, p. 99-108.

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Kumbhakar, SC & Tsionas, M 2008, 'Estimation of input-oriented technical efficiency using a nonhomogeneous stochastic production frontier model', Agricultural Economics, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 99-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00285.x

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Kumbhakar, S. C., & Tsionas, M. (2008). Estimation of input-oriented technical efficiency using a nonhomogeneous stochastic production frontier model. Agricultural Economics, 38(1), 99-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00285.x

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Kumbhakar SC, Tsionas M. Estimation of input-oriented technical efficiency using a nonhomogeneous stochastic production frontier model. Agricultural Economics. 2008 Jan;38(1):99-108. doi: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00285.x

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Kumbhakar, Subal C. ; Tsionas, Michael. / Estimation of input-oriented technical efficiency using a nonhomogeneous stochastic production frontier model. In: Agricultural Economics. 2008 ; Vol. 38, No. 1. pp. 99-108.

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