Technical Efficiency of Romanian Danube Ports. A Stochastic Frontier Analysis
By: Eugen Rosca, Aura Rusca, Oana Dinu and Eugen Marius Dedu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjti-2026-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2286-2218
Language: English
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Published on: Aug 6, 2026
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