individualscores to study school efficiency. My final essay applies a standard DEA model and theMalmquist productivity index to …This dissertation consists of four essays which investigate efficiency analysis, especiallywhen non …-discretionary inputs exist. A new approach of the multi-stage Data EnvelopmentAnalysis (DEA) for non-discretionary inputs, statistical …

Deterministic data envelopment analysis (DEA) and stochastic production frontier (SPF) models are alternative methods … provide a comparative analysis of DEA and SPF capacity estimates for a variety of possible capacity concepts using a panel … data set for 10 vessels in the U.S. Northwest Atlantic scallop fishery. We find that DEA capacity output measures are …

Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Approach,' the methodology was applied to a substantial sample of the Dutch beam trawler fleet. Beam …

theproductivity of new technologies and, in addition, by the efficiency with whichtechnologies are used (technical efficiency) and … output and inputs are combined(economic efficiency). This study estimates the technical and economic efficiency ofseven … envelopment analysis (DEA) and investigatesboth the drivers and implications of inefficiency differentials. In terms of drivers …

This paper examines the issue of labor productivity in hotels. It elaborates on various measurement methods used by … American hoteliers including staffing guides, with a special focus on productivity standards. Advantages of physical, financial …