On average, patients self-rated their health systematically lower using the EQ-VAS compared to the EQ-5D index and OKS following knee replacement. The EQ-VAS captured information about how patients feel about their health pre-/post-surgical intervention that contrasted with more functional...

This paper employs data envelopment analysis to investigate the effects of X-inefficiency on Taiwan's banking industry. A modified measure to examine bank efficiency is proposed and it is found that banks' X-inefficiency has substantially dropped off in Taiwan over the last 10 years, falling...

This paper uses a data envelopment analysis (DEA) approach to create a benchmark measure for the relative operating efficiency of the publicly operated banks as well as their private counterparts in Taiwan. From the estimated results, we find that there are significant differences in efficiency...

The electric power industry in Taiwan has been operated through a public-owned monopoly, Taipower, for the past 50 years. Growing economic strength and diversity, and power shortages at peak load times, have led the government to deregulate the industry-involving the opening of the grid to...

We evaluate the resource utilisation efficiency with strategy alliances by data envelopment analysis to investigate whether we can reinforce hotel efficiency improvement. The empirical results show that hotels with international chain strategy alliances enjoy higher resource utilisation...

This study attempts to make an empirical contribution to the understanding of corporate performance in the telecommunications industry. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is performed to assess corporate performance for the telecommunications sector in Taiwan and the relationships between corporate...