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Measuring technical and allocative efficiencies for banks in the transition countries using the Fourier flexible cost function

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  • Tai-Hsin Huang
  • Chung-Hua Shen
  • Kuan-Chen Chen
  • Shen-Ju Tseng

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  • Tai-Hsin Huang & Chung-Hua Shen & Kuan-Chen Chen & Shen-Ju Tseng, 2011. "Measuring technical and allocative efficiencies for banks in the transition countries using the Fourier flexible cost function," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 35(2), pages 143-157, April.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11123-010-0181-3
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    Keywords

    Fourier flexible cost function; Shadow prices; Technical efficiency; Allocative efficiency; Environmental variables; D24; G21; P31;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • P31 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Socialist Enterprises and Their Transitions

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