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 …

This paper measures energy efficiency improvements of US single-family homes between 1997 and 2001 using a two …-stage procedure. In the first stage, an indicator of energy efficiency is derived by means of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), and the … analogy between the DEA estimator and traditional measures of energy efficiency is demonstrated. The second stage employs a …

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 …

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 …

This paper investigates the performance and efficiency of the public sector in 74 countries worldwide for the years … envelopment analysis) approach for the calculation of efficiency scores. Government expenditure is used as input for the … evaluation of efficiency. In the last step the efficiency scores are regressed upon variables that describe the environment of …

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 …

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 …