, SO2, NOx), along with an eco-efficiency indicator, for which we use the slack-free directional distance functions in the … remarkable. Although the eco-efficiency indicator has improved over the last two decades, it has been during the last decade when …

to choose a given energy mix, an important aspect to take into account is the efficiency involved to generate it. In this …Over the last few years there have been increasing concerns about the energy mix in many countries. These concerns have … been of greater magnitude for countries with a common energy regulation such as European Union (EU) member states. In order …

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models have been intensively used for measuring efficiency in a variety of contexts … efficiency. In this context, Slacks-Based Measure (SBM) models offer a remarkable alternative, largely due to their ability to … deal with undesirable outputs. Additionally, super-efficiency evaluation in DEA is a useful complementary analysis for …

to take into account when choosing a given energy mix is the efficiency involved in its generation. In this context, the …Over the last few years concerns have increased about the energy mix in many countries. These concerns have been of … greater magnitude for countries with a common energy regulation such as European Union (EU) member states. An important aspect …

We analyse overall cost efficiency in Spanish local governments during the crisis period (2008-2015). To this end, we … first consider some of the most popular nonparametric methods to evaluate local government efficiency, data envelopment … most appropriate one for our particular context and dataset (local government cost efficiency in Spain), we carry out an …