Purpose - Financial inclusion is a prerequisite for inclusive development. In 2014, the Indian Government introduced the Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) with a similar objective. The study aims to analyse the effectiveness of banks in the implementation of financial inclusion policy, i.e....

This paper examines the resource mismatch in China's healthcare sector from 2010 to 2019. We use structural efficiency to measure the resource mismatch in the healthcare industry (0.2-0.7). We find that an increase in the proportion of private hospitals decreases the healthcare resource mismatch...

Background China started a pilot public hospital reform in 2012 to improve governance and efficiency in healthcare services delivery among county-level hospitals. This study aims to investigate the impact of the pilot reform on hospital efficiency and productivity by using a unique dataset of...

One of the most important ways to boost the health system's performance and lower the rising cost of healthcare is to increase its efficiency. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of the MOH in providing public health services and to gauge the progress of health plans in...

Purpose - It is widely acknowledged that the ability of a firm to develop and exploit their innovative capabilities is a critical determinant that maintains their competitive advantage. The purpose is to evaluate the research and development (R&D) inputs and outcomes on the performance of firms...

Providing a unique estimation model of the efficiency score for a bank branch has long been a primary concern for bank managers, who frequently reject efficiency studies because they contend that a single perspective evaluation cannot adequately display the multifunctional nature of...

Improving energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions are currently global goals pursued by countries worldwide. The Chinese government has also committed to peaking carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. As a developing country with the highest export volume of goods in the world, it is crucial...

We evaluate the efficiency of public expenditure in the 27 European countries in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), we map performance over the period 1995-2023, incorporating Musgravian functional spending -...

Bank market power has far-reaching effects as, among other things, it affects the price of credit. Even though it is well-known that banks are spatially interdependent due to rival banks having branches in the same geographical areas, the literature on bank market power overlooks this. To...

The pharmaceutical industry is a cornerstone of national economies and plays a critical role in public health. However, China's pharmaceutical industry faces significant challenges, including regional disparities in development. The existing research on operational efficiency evaluation...

While the impact of trade openness on economic growth has been widely studied, its effect on township economies remains underexplored. In view of this empirical gap, this study examines the impact of trade openness proxied by export intensity on the technical efficiency of five major township...

Energy efficiency is an important concept for ensuring sustainable development and reducing energy consumption. Efficiency means using a minimal amount of energy to complete a process. Considering the amount of energy needed by OECD countries, we aimed to analyze the energy efficiency of 37 OECD...

This study identifies Mexican sugarcane-planting micro-regions with different productive potential (PP), technical efficiency (TE) and poverty, to propose targeted impact investments. Central to our analysis are three innovative approaches: estimating a Stochastic Production Frontier (SPF) model...

This paper analyses the contribution of the renewable and non-renewable primary energy consumption per capita and the gross fixed capital formation per capita to sustainable economic growth using two models approximated by CES-type functions. Estimates are made by applying the TRANSLOG method....

Over the years, technological advancements and digital transformation have brought significant changes to the Italian education sector. University performance measurement, particularly in terms of efficiency, has been widely debated, given universities' critical role in driving innovation and...

This study evaluates the economic viability of high-performance cycle systems through a comprehensive analysis of energy and cost efficiency factors in thermal energy storage technologies. Our research identifies significant cost-benefit advantages of innovative design approaches over...