Based on the seminal paper of Farrell (1957), researchers have developed several methods for measuring efficiency … alternative to the SFA ML. -- efficiency ; stochastic non-smooth envelopment of data (StoNED) ; data envelopment analysis (DEA …

efficiency scores for each decision making unit (DMU) under consideration. In this study, we use a Monte Carlo experimentation to … analyze the optimal approach to determining individual efficiency scores. Our first research objective is a systematic … efficiency scores, with the elementary estimates of the two methods. Our results demonstrate that combination approaches can …

This paper analyzes efficiency and total factor productivity (TFP) change of large agricultural enterprises during … productivity, TFP) крупных сельскохозяйственных предприятий Украины в период перехода к рыночной экономике. В данном случае … – с помощью Малмквист-индекса изменения общей продуктивности факторов (англ. Malmquist productivity change index, MPI) в …

The Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a relatively new method to measure Technical Efficiency (TE). TE of a Decision …). Efficiency comparison become more complicated when market values of the Inputs and Outputs are not available and the figures are … efficiency analysis is especially important for the enterprises in the transformation process. In DEA the Linear Programming (LP …

This Discussion Paper has been occupied with the analysis of the technical and scale efficiency of Russian farms during … methodical instrument has been chosen an input-oriented model of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for efficiency measurement as … model calculations show an improvement in average efficiency from 1993 to 2000. In consideration of the performance …

In measuring technical and scale efficiency of Tanzanian Saving and Credit Cooperatives we used a sample of 103 audited … financial statements during 2011. Data envelopment analysis was employed to explore the efficiency scores. The results show that …

efficiency in Ugandan referral hospitals was measured and analysed. The audit report pointed out that there was a relatively low … and decompose long-run technical efficiency into short-term technical efficiency, scale efficiency and congestion …. Originality / value of the article:Even though there are a substantial amount of research on efficiency in African hospitals, no …

to higher school productivity. We discuss the evidence in this area, concluding that the impact of competition has proven …

evolution over time of four fundamental aspects of their productivity: i) training duration; ii) time to a first publication …; iii) productivity over the training period; and iv) collaboration with other scientists. We identified four main trends …