production frontiers . rolf fre shawna grosskopf c.a. knox lovell
this book presents a mathematical programming approach to the analysis of production frontiers and efficiency measurement . using linear programming techniques the authors construct a variety of production frontiers and develop a model of efficient producer behavior and a taxonomy of possible types of departure from efficiency in various environments . this book provides a unique study in applied production analysis and will be of interest to scholars and students of economics and operations research and analysts in business and government .