Economic efficiency of Embrapa's research centers and the influence of contextual variables

In this paper we measure, with a DEA BCC model, the economic efficiency of Embrapa’s (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation) research centers. We model the DEA economic efficiency as a linear function of the contextual variables revenue generation capacity, partnership intensity, improvement o...

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Main Authors: Geraldo da Silva e Souza, Eliane Gonçalves Gomes, Marília Castelo Magalhães, Antonio Flávio Dias Ávila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Operacional 2007-04-01
Series:Pesquisa Operacional
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-74382007000100002