The purpose of this paper is to analyze the efficiency of the 26 Swiss cantons over the period 2000 to 2004 applying … economy) is calculated to measure technical efficiency. Efficiency scores are then related to the fiscal equalization scheme … competition. -- DEA ; efficiency measurement ; federalism ; fiscal equalization ; public finance ; Switzerland ; Tiebout …

This paper investigates the efficiency of the public sector in a sense of public performance and expenditures. For 23 …, security and infrastructure. We use several efficiency techniques (FDH, order-m) and investigate input- and output …-oriented efficiency of the public sector. We find that countries with small public sectors tend to be more efficient no matter which …

sector, to improve its operational efficiency. Meanwhile, great concern about a range of environmental problems and global … study first adopts the game cross-efficiency approach to evaluate the environmental efficiency of the generation sectors in … indicate that efficiency gaps do exist among the regions even though overall efficiency has been improved. Despite the negative …

This study uses the EU public power generating sector as a case study to investigate the environmental efficiency and … Envelopment Analysis methods, we measure the environmental efficiency and the productivity growth registered in public power … productivity and efficiency over time using state-of-the-art econometric techniques. Our analysis suggests two conclusions: on the …