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well as smoothing of the DEA frontier estimate. Both bootstrap procedures allow for dependence of the inefficiency process …Non-parametric data envelopment analysis (DEA) estimators based on linear programming methods have been widely applied … one input and one output, and previous bootstrap methods proposed for inference have not been proven consistent, making …
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period 2006-2009. Following Simar and Wilson (1998, 2000) we use a DEA-Bootstrapping methodology to drift appropriate … measures of DEA efficiency scores. The estimated results show that average efficiency of the most countries of the region has …
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Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Using an original sample of cost and operational attributes we explore the effect of each variable on …
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The paper conducts a detailed examination of the existing evaluative frameworks for microfinance institutions to gauge the differences and similarities. Efficiency evaluates how MFIs are meeting the performance standards considering time and budget constraints. Outreach evaluates the...
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In the current competitive scenario, the banking industry must contend with multiple challenges tied to regulations, legacy systems, disruptive models/technologies, new competitors, and a restive customer base, while simultaneously pursuing new strategies for sustainable growth. Banking...
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analysis output scores on nondiscretionary variables, both using Tobit and a single and double bootstrap procedure, we show …
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Analysis (DEA). Introducing a model for the production process of an operational unit, productivity and efficiency are … estimated by DEA for units of one branch of the Norwegian armed forces. Small samples are a characteristic of DEA studies in the … find that, by using the bootstrap technique to estimate confidence intervals, we can point at the uncertainty of the …
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the use of resources in various Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models. As the use of survey data implies that the quality … variables are measured with error, the assumptions underlying a DEA model are not strictly fulfilled. This paper focuses on ways …. The corrected quality evaluation variables are entered as outputs in the DEA model, and model specification tests indicate …
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analysis and a Malmquist productivity index. The estimates are biascorrected using a bootstrap approach recently developed for … DEA models. The results show that bias correction and the construction of confidence intervals give a quite different …
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service activities carried out by tax offices are specified. A bootstrap approach recently developed for DEA models is applied …
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