The purpose of this paper is to analyze the efficiency of the 26 Swiss cantons over the period 2000 to 2004 applying … economy) is calculated to measure technical efficiency. Efficiency scores are then related to the fiscal equalization scheme … competition. -- DEA ; efficiency measurement ; federalism ; fiscal equalization ; public finance ; Switzerland ; Tiebout …

The study investigates the relative efficiency and productivity change of Upper Secondary Schools in the region of … . The efficiency under constant returns to scale varies in interval [0.666-1.000] and under variable returns to scale in … interval [0.759-1.000], with average efficiency score being 0.875 and 0.923 respectively. This means that given the quantities …

In this paper, we analyze the technical efficiency of CO2 reduction potentials of German power and heat plants, using a … energy generation technology, but natural gas fired power plants clearly have the highest efficiency. Furthermore, the …

suffered from significant inefficiencies. In this work, we estimate the intermediation-type efficiency of individual banks, and …

We link governments’ spending efficiency scores, to sovereign debt assessments made by financial markets´, more … specifically by three rating agencies (Standard & Poors, Moody´s and Fitch). Public efficiency scores are computed via data … efficiency scores. Covering 34 OECD countries over the period 2007-2018, we find that increased public spending efficiency is …

The aim of this paper is to assess the efficiency of a set of 62 precious metal mutual funds (PMMFs) and to explain …