The economic concept of weak and strong disposability has long dominated studies on DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) environmental assessment. This study reviews the two disposability concepts from their conceptual and methodological implications. In particular, this study is interested in the...

Climate change and global warming become a major policy issue in the world. Economic activities produce not only desirable outputs (e.g., electricity) but also undesirable outputs (e.g., CO2 emission). The important policy issue is how each nation can balance between economic development and...

This study discusses how to apply Data Environment Analysis (DEA) for environmental assessment. A unique feature of DEA environmental assessment is that it classifies outputs into desirable (good) and undesirable (bad) outputs because many firms often produce not only desirable outputs but also...