Technical efficiency of selected hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia

Murad Ali1, Megersa Debela1, Tewfik Bamud2
1Department of Economics, Haramaya University, College of Business and Economics, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
2Department of Economics, Hawasa University, College of Business and Economics, Awasa, Ethiopia

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