A Bayesian approach to imposing curvature on distance functions

DOI10.1016/j.jeconom.2004.05.011zbMath1334.62222OpenAlexW2050244882MaRDI QIDQ262779

Christopher J. O'Donnell, Timothy J. Coelli

Publication date: 30 March 2016

Published in: Journal of Econometrics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2004.05.011

zbMATH Keywords

Markov chain Monte Carloinequality constraintsEuropean railwaysoutput distance function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of statistics to economics (62P20) Bayesian inference (62F15) Statistical methods; economic indices and measures (91B82)

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