Evaluation of productivity in Iranian pharmaceutical companies: A DEA-based Malmquist approach and panel data analysis

• Main Authors: Mehdi Varmaghani (Author), Amir Hashemi Meshkini (Author), Farshad Farzadfar (Author), Mehdi Yousefi (Author), Saeed Yaghoubifard (Author), Vida Varahrami (Author), Ehsan Rezaei Darzi (Author), Majid Anabi (Author), Abbas Kebriaeezadeh (Author), Hedieh-Sadat Zekri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective: In this study, we aimed to assess comparative productivity of 21 pharmaceutical companies in Iran during 2000-2013. Methods: To evaluate the productivity trend of pharmaceutical companies in Iran, we used data envelopment analysis-based Malmquist index. "Total assets" and "...