efficiency. In this paper, we focus on two of these—technological heterogeneity and theoretical consistency—as implied in … than technical efficiency; furthermore, the violation of theoretical consistency significantly influences the results …

fulfilment of theoretical consistency: monotonicity and quasi-concavity. In order to fulfil these criteria we apply constrained …

This research contributes to the ongoing discussion on functional flexibility and theoretical consistency by comparing … range of theoretical consistency can be crucially enhanced for the Translog functional form by maintaining its flexibility …

This research contributes to the ongoing discussion on functional flexibility and theoretical consistency by comparing … range of theoretical consistency can be crucially enhanced for the Translog functional form by maintaining its flexibility …

assessment with respect to the literature on theoretical consistency, flexibility and the choice of the appropriate functional … theoretically well-founded estimates. This paper adresses stochastic efficiency measurement by critically reviewing the theoretical … consistency of recently published technical efficiency estimates. The results confirm the need for a posteriori checking the …

critical assessment with respect to the literature on theoretical consistency, flexibility and the choice of the appropriate … the theoretical consistency of recently published technical efficiency estimates. The results confirm the need for a …

critical assessment with respect to the literature on theoretical consistency, flexibility and the choice of the appropriate … the theoretical consistency of recently published technical efficiency estimates. The results confirm the need for a …