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  1. Rolf Färe

    Present address: Department of Economics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 62901, Carbondale, IL, USA

  2. Shawna Grosskopf

    Present address: Department of Economics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 62901, Carbondale, IL, USA

  3. C. A. Knox Lovell

    Present address: Department of Economics, University of North Carolina, 27514, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

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    We dedicate this paper to our late colleague Leif Jansson.

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    Färe, R., Grosskopf, S. & Lovell, C.A.K. Nonparametric disposability tests. Zeitschr. f. Nationalökonomie 47, 77–85 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01237019

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