The interpretation of dummy variables in regressions where the dependent variable is subject to a log transformation has been of continuing interest in economics. However, in the main, these earlier papers do not deal with the inferential aspects of the parameters estimated. In this paper we...

This paper explores the insight from the application of cluster analysis to the results of a Data Envelopment Analysis of productive behaviour. Cluster analysis involves the identification of groups among a set of different objects (individuals or characteristics). This is done via the...