One of the most common method for efficiency analysis is the data enveloping analysis. In such studies, generally,only the efficiency levels weredetermined, in some of them other methods (for example the convergence analysis) were used as the explanatory variable. The input congestion and slacks...

In this study, besides the efficiency levels of 600 general hospitals currently active in Turkey, their congestion and slacks have also been calculated. Moreover, welfare losses due to the existence of congestion and slacks have been determined. The present study, above all, constitutes a sample...

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic placed health-care systems around the world under great stress. The sharp increase in demand for health care highlighted the importance of efficient health spending. The negative impact of the pandemic on global economic growth further strengthened the...