The traditional approach to measuring allocative efficiency is based on input prices, which are rarely known at the firm level. This paper proposes a new approach to measure allocative efficiency which is based on the output-oriented distance to the frontier in a profit - technical efficiency...

Mikroökonomisch fundierte Einführung: Sie zeigt, wie man auch ohne Vorkenntnisse der Produktionsfunktion zu Aussagen über die produktive Effizienz kommen kann. Die Autoren stellen den Ansatz der nichtparametrischen Frontierfunktionsanalyse vor und erweitern ihn über verschiedene Schritte....

This paper analyzes research efficiency at the industry level in manufacturing for 13 European member and four nonmember countries during 2000 and 2004. A unique dataset was compiled that matches patent applications at the European Patent Office (EPO) to industry-specific R&D inputs from EU...

This paper assesses the relative efficiency of knowledge production in the OECD using a nonparametric DEA approach. Resources allocated to R&D are limited and should therefore be used efficiently given the institutional and legal constraints. This paper presents efficiency scores based on an...