We demonstrate a methodology for estimating, with a specified probability, the interval within which the true DEA efficiency of an individual Decision Making Unit occurs. With this procedure, decisions based on DEA scores are made under conditions of risk, as opposed to the current practice in...

The simmering sovereign debt crisis in the Euro Zone represents a looming threat to the recovery of the world economy and could lead to a renewed global financial crisis. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the root causes of the crisis in Europe and assess the extent to which it was driven...

The simmering sovereign debt crisis in the Euro Zone represents a looming threat to the recovery of the world economy and could lead to a renewed global financial crisis. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the root causes of the crisis in Europe and assess the extent to which it was driven...