Overcoming Data Limitations in Nonparametric Benchmarking: Applying PCA-DEA to Natural Gas Transmission

We empirically demonstrate a practical approach of efficiency evaluation with limited data availability in some regulated industries. We apply PCA-DEA for radial efficiency measurement to U.S. natural gas transmission companies in 2007. PCA-DEA reduces dimensions of the optimization problem while maintaining most of the variation in the original data. Our results suggest that the methodology reduces the probability of over-estimation of individual firm-specific performance.

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Year of publication:	2010
Authors:	Nieswand, Maria ; Cullmann, Astrid ; Neumann, Anne
Published in:	Review of Network Economies. - Berlin : De Gruyter, ISSN 1446-9022. - Vol. 9.2010, 2
Publisher:	Berlin : De Gruyter
Subject:	Efficiency Analysis \| PCA-DEA \| Network Regulation \| Natural Gas Transmission

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.2202/1446-9022.1209 [DOI] 898241162 [GVK] hdl:10419/167594 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:espost:167594 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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