Simulating Weights Restrictions in Data Envelopment Analysis by Means of Unobserved DMUs

E. Thanassoulis
E. Thanassoulis
Warwick Business School, Warwick University, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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R. Allen
R. Allen
Warwick Business School, Warwick University, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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E. Thanassoulis

Warwick Business School, Warwick University, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom

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R. Allen

Warwick Business School, Warwick University, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom

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Published Online:1 Apr 1998https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.44.4.586

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