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When can slacks be used to identify congestion? An answer to W.W. Cooper, L. Seiford and J. Zhu

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  • Fare, Rolf & Grosskopf, Shawna, 2001. "When can slacks be used to identify congestion? An answer to W.W. Cooper, L. Seiford and J. Zhu," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 35(3), pages 217-221, September.
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    1. Cooper, William W. & Seiford, Lawrence M. & Zhu, Joe, 2000. "A unified additive model approach for evaluating inefficiency and congestion with associated measures in DEA," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 34(1), pages 1-25, March.
    2. אסתר טולידנו, 1988. "מקבלי דמי אבטלה בשנת 1987," Working Papers 374, National Insurance Institute of Israel.
    3. Cooper, W. W. & Seiford, L. M. & Zhu, J., 2001. "Slacks and congestion: response to a comment by R. Fare and S. Grosskopf," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 35(3), pages 205-215, September.
    4. Fare, Rolf & Grosskopf, Shawna, 2000. "Slacks and congestion: a comment," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 34(1), pages 27-33, March.
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