-variance efficiency. …

This research employs the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Malmquist index approaches to evaluate the efficiency and …

This study examines the technical efficiency of schools in Australia and its determinants using NAPLAN test results of … region, state and territory in which the school is located. We estimate that the average technical efficiency score of … target for schools in the sample to reach the efficiency frontier is 100 NAPLAN points. Our results suggest that eliminating …

The aim of this research is to identify the main drivers of secondary school efficiency in Uruguay. We are particularly …. In the first stage, we use data envelopment analysis (DEA) to estimate efficiency scores, which are then regressed on … efficiency. In contrast, educational policies should focus on reviewing grade-retention policies, teaching-learning techniques …

An extended quality-driven efficiency-adjusted data envelopment analysis (QE-DEA) method is developed to measure the … performance of service units. Performance is measured based on efficiency and users’ satisfaction. The extended QE-DEA method … identifies as benchmarks only units that are qualified both in efficiency and satisfaction and ensures that all of the units will …

’ efficiency. A deficiency of DEA is that the efficiency scores assigned to each firm are sensitive to sampling variations … is limited compared to the number of inputs and output. As a result, in case of small samples, DEA efficiency scores … efficiency scores with stochastic properties. However, the DEA Bootstrap is still inappropriate in the presence of small samples …

Turkey between 2001 and 2006. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is executed to find the efficiency scores of the banks for each … year, and fixed effects panel data regression is carried out, with the efficiency scores being the response variable. It is … observed that interbank funds (ratio) has negative effects on bank efficiency, while bank capitalization and loan ratio have …

This paper aims at evaluating the efficiency of public healthcare systems in Europe by applying a nonparametric method …. Findings reveal that there are a number of both developed and developing countries on the efficiency frontier, while the great …