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Extending Färe and Zelenyuk (2003)

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Abstract

In our recent work, Färe and Zelenyuk (2003) [On aggregate Farrell efficiency scores. European Journal of Operational Research 146 (3), 615–620], we have proposed a way of aggregating Farrell-type efficiency scores with weights (and aggregation function) derived from economic-type optimization behaviour. In this comment we correct a mathematical error present in that work as well as generalize the price-independent weights we have proposed earlier.

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