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In this note we derive an exact relation between Luenberger productivity indicators and Malmquist productivity indexes.
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Balk, B.M., Färe, R., Grosskopf, S. et al. Exact relations between Luenberger productivity indicators and Malmquist productivity indexes. Economic Theory 35, 187–190 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-007-0228-5
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