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Back to basics: The Comanor–Wilson MES index revisited

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  • Kostas Tsekouras
  • Efthalia Dimara
  • Dimitris Skuras
  • Dimitris Tzelepis

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  • Kostas Tsekouras & Efthalia Dimara & Dimitris Skuras & Dimitris Tzelepis, 2009. "Back to basics: The Comanor–Wilson MES index revisited," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 32(1), pages 111-120, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:32:y:2009:i:1:p:111-120
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-007-9081-y
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    Keywords

    Data Envelopment Analysis; Greek manufacturing; Minimum Efficient Size; Returns to scale; L11; L6; D24; L26;
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    JEL classification:

    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • L6 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing
    • D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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