Note---On Piecewise Reference Technologies

R. Färe, Shawna Grosskopf and D. Njinkeu
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R. Färe: Department of Economics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901
D. Njinkeu: Department of Economics, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 62901

Management Science, 1988, vol. 34, issue 12, 1507-1511

Abstract: In this paper we introduce a piecewise parametric production model that may be used as a reference technology for efficiency gauging. We show that other piecewise reference technologies used in efficiency measuring are obtained as special cases of our model.

Keywords: piecewise linear model; constant elasticity of transformation and substitution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1988
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