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The Range Adjusted Measure (RAM) in DEA: A Response to the Comment by Steinmann and Zweifel

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  1. Graduate School of Business, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, 78712-1174, USA

    William W. Cooper

  2. College of Business Administration, University of Ulsan, 29 Mugeo, Ulsan, 680-749, Korea

    Kyung Sam Park

  3. Vice Rector de Investigacion, Universidad Miguel Hernandez, Campus en Altea, Elche Orihuela, Paseo Melchor Botella, E-03206, Spain

    Jesus T. Pastor

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Cooper, W.W., Park, K.S. & Pastor, J.T. The Range Adjusted Measure (RAM) in DEA: A Response to the Comment by Steinmann and Zweifel. Journal of Productivity Analysis 15, 145–152 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007882606735

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