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The estimation of profit efficiency

Yongseung HanDepartment of Economics and Finance, Mike Cottrell College of Business, University of North Georgia, Watkinsville, GA, USA
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Myeong Hwan KimDepartment of Economics, Richard T. Doermer School of Business, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1066-1070 | Published online: 30 Oct 2017

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