This paper assesses the relative efficiency of knowledge production in the OECD using a nonparametric DEA approach …. This paper presents efficiency scores based on an intertemporal frontier estimation for the period 1995 to 2004 and … efficiency by attenuating the incentive to innovate and to allocate resources efficiently. …

This paper analyzes research efficiency at the industry level in manufacturing for 13 European member and four … highest efficiency scores on average in total manufacturing. The main industries that are at the technology frontier are those …

We investigate the consistency of efficiency scores derived with two competing frontier methods in the financial … banks and analyze whether efficiency measures yield consistent results according to five criteria between 1993 and 2004 … important to avoid misinterpretation about the status of efficiency of the total banking sector. Finally, despite ongoing …

effect on efficiency is related to differences in hospital planning in Germany and Switzerland. Based on the comparable … observations, hospitals of Saxony have higher efficiency scores than their Swiss counterparts. …

This study uses the EU public power generating sector as a case study to investigate the environmental efficiency and … Envelopment Analysis methods, we measure the environmental efficiency and the productivity growth registered in public power … productivity and efficiency over time using state-of-the-art econometric techniques. Our analysis suggests two conclusions: on the …

The statistical properties of the efficiency estimators based on Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) are largely unknown … proposes asymptotic tests of whether two subsamples have the same efficiency distribution. There are difficulties arising from …

Analysis (DEA) have become very popular in the analysis of productive efficiency. This paper undertakes a comparison of … sample of 165 dairy farms in Greece. However, the aim of this paper is not only to compare estimates of technical efficiency … obtained from two approaches, but also to produce efficiency data about the farms studied, which have implications for …

This paper analyzes the efficiency of Czech small and medium enterprises. We use the data from 2002 to 2005 of thirty … substantial variance in the efficiency scores, which is only partly removed by the robust DEA specification. We found that the … majority of firms operate below full efficiency; with only a few companies (industries) belonging to top performers. Average …

In this paper we investigate the determinants of local governments' technical efficiency in road maintenance for a … panel of German counties using a broad variety of estimation approaches. More specifically, we calculate efficiency indices … efficiency indices can be explained by estimating and comparing four different regression models. The results of our analysis …

thalassaemia care centres throughout Malaysia and the determinants that affect the efficiency. Method: Data from 30 public …Background: Optimizing efficiency has become increasingly critical with the growing demand for finite healthcare … deliver health services. Thalassemia is a complex inherited blood disorder with significant prevalence in Malaysia. The high …