In a non-market environment, there is no pressure coming from competitors that leads firms toward efficiency. Public education system is the target of many critiques as being such an example of inefficiency. Some papers attempted to measure the level of inefficiency of schools or school...

In the Province of Québec, public colleges depend heavily on public funding: 85% of their budget come from the Department of Education. Those institutions complain that their financial resources are insufficient since Québec government decided to cut their budget in the mid-90. Of course, this...

Assessing the Efficiency of Higher Education Institutions in Tunisia : The Case of Higher Institutes of Technological Studies. In this paper, we evaluate the technical efficiency of Tunisian higher institutes of technological studies (ISET) with a non-parametric method, the Data Envelopment...

Primary education plays a central role in the Burkinabe school system. Several projects have been launched that contribute to expand the resources available for basic education in Burkina Faso. However, education systems in the different administrative regions of Burkina Faso may not all be...

Football / soccer is a very popular sport in France. However, like clubs elsewhere in Europe, French clubs are currently facing some hurdles. The expenditure levels of some of these clubs are considered excessive. What is more, results on the field are not always forthcoming, especially at the...

The human development index (HDI) is a measure of development which allows countries' development to be assessed on the basis of three indicators that measure the health, education, and standard of living of the population. The UNDP also computes a human development index that excludes this last...

Students' financial difficulties can be considered as one of the most important barriers in postsecondary education. Researchers from various domains have attempted to understand the relationship between students' financial difficulties and persistence in postsecondary education. In this paper,...

Le football est un sport très populaire en France. À ce titre, les clubs de football professionnels français consacrent de très importantes ressources à leurs activités. Certains clubs, même avec des dépenses énormes, peinent à avoir des résultats intéressants, notamment au niveau...

Dans cette étude, nous appliquons la méthode du Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) pour évaluer l’efficience en développement humain des pays de l’Afrique subsaharienne. Notre but est de voir si certains de ces pays se sont démarqués dans une bonne gestion du développement humain. Pour...