This paper addresses aspects of New Zealand's economic performance by first analysing the country's relative international position against a comparative group of five OECD countries. Cointegration test results fail to confirm prima facie evidence that New Zealand's per capita output is on a...

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 solutions. In particular, the paper shows the relevance of...