We measure technical efficiency in R&D of Italian regions with the aim of understanding whether the variation in … transport infrastructure endowment across regions might be the cause of efficiency disparities. We use a semi-parametric method … where in the first step we estimate bootstrapped efficiency scores through DEA. In the second step, efficiency scores are …

We measure technical efficiency in R&D of Italian regions with the aim of understanding whether the variation in … transport infrastructure endowment across regions might be the cause of efficiency disparities. We use a semi-parametric method … where in the first step we estimate bootstrapped efficiency scores through DEA. In the second step, efficiency scores are …

of research and educational activities implemented by domestic universities and their efficiency score. The typology is … of these results with efficiency score. It does not only group universities by type but includes a decision tree for …

activities implemented by domestic universities and their efficiency score. The typology is based on clustering universities by … efficiency score. It groups universities by type and includes a decision tree for classifying them taking into account their …

Analysis (DEA), decomposing labor productivity into efficiency change, technical change and capital accumulation. The … decomposition shows that most regions have fallen behind the production frontier in efficiency and that capital accumulation has had … elements in the efficiency estimation using bootstrapping methods. We find that the relative ranking of the bias …

This paper analyses region-level technical efficiency in the European Union over the 1995 to 2007 period. We propose … of production congestion. We also find that there is a strong geographic pattern of European regional efficiency, and … that the levels of technical efficiency have converged during the period under analysis …

efficiency are computed using a panel Data Envelopment Analysis. Overall, the empirical findings reveal that the hospitality … to help economic agents to improve their efficiency scores …

positions in global value chains. In this paper we analyse the relative contribution of R&D to the efficiency (productivity) on …; physical capital shows the opposite effect. The distribution of efficiency across industries shows remarkably different … share of labour with tertiary education at the national level showed a strong positive correlation with efficiency, while …