An ongoing debate in the literature on efficiency of higher education institutions concerns the indicator for research …. We show that there is a high correlation of efficiency values between the estimations using these indicators; however …

Due to tight public budget constraints, the efficiency of publicly financed universities in Germany is receiving … productivity change compared to those in West Germany. However, when looking at mean efficiency scores over the sample period, West … increasing attention in the academic as well as in the public discourse. Against this background we analyze the efficiency of 72 …

terms of productivity and technical efficiency than universities that did not apply for the program, albeit these dimensions … applicants suffered a drop in efficiency at the time of applying. All this does not rule out, however, that research …

absence of efficiency enhancing market pressure. To what extent universities are able to eliminate inefficiency is a question … inefficiency hinder the institutions to achieve full efficiency - at least in the short run. Two standard and one novel … efficiency evaluation changes when both aspects are taken into account. It is the first time that the idea of persistent …