We review nonparametric estimation of efficiency and productivity, by which we mainly mean activity analysis, or data … envelopment analysis (DEA). The review covers topics that we hope will be of special interest to those doing research in the realm …

This paper builds on earlier efforts to integrate preferences into a DEA model. Rather than including an explicit … utility function as a constraint to a DEA problem as in Färe et al. (2002), here we use the notion of dominance to identify a … ’¡Ærevealed’¡Ç indifference curve, which is then included in the DEA model. This allows us to identify what Halme et al. (1999 …

The introduction of a framework for optimal coalition formation using data envelopment analysis (DEA) methods is the … focus of this paper. Simple examples illustrate how DEA is useful in formulating coalition models and deriving optimal …