TY - JOUR
T1 - On radial and directional distance functions
T2 - what functions satisfy homogeneity and translation?
AU - Färe, Rolf
AU - Fukuyama, Hirofumi
AU - Karagiannis, Giannis
N1 - © Japanese Economic Association 2025
PY - 2025/4/11
Y1 - 2025/4/11
N2 - This paper addresses the question of what functions satisfy homogeneity and translation simultaneously, i.e., conditions that radial and directional distance functions satisfy, and examines the implications concerning efficiency measurement, modeling of bad outputs, returns to scale, and aggregation of efficiency and productivity indicators.
AB - This paper addresses the question of what functions satisfy homogeneity and translation simultaneously, i.e., conditions that radial and directional distance functions satisfy, and examines the implications concerning efficiency measurement, modeling of bad outputs, returns to scale, and aggregation of efficiency and productivity indicators.
KW - Radial and directional distance functions
KW - Homogeneity
KW - Translation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105002341226&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s42973-025-00199-4
DO - 10.1007/s42973-025-00199-4
M3 - Article
SN - 1352-4739
JO - The Japanese Economic Review
JF - The Japanese Economic Review
ER -