As discussed in chapter 1, the economic theory underlying efficiency analysis dates to the
work of Koopmans (1951), Debreu (1951), and Farrell (1957), who made the first attempt at …

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to measure the Greek public healthcare delivery
efficiency from a regional perspective by applying conditional nonparametric models …

This paper uses both Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Free Disposal Hull (FDH)
models in order to determine different performance levels in a sample of 353 foreign equities …

This paper provides a cross-country efficiency analysis of electricity distribution companies
in the East European transition countries of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and …

This paper uses a methodological framework based on the new advances of Data
Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and a sample of 71 developed, developing and under …

In a multiple input–output setting, we offer an example of a full‐blown efficiency analysis
based on the free disposal hull assumption of a non‐convex technology. On a cross section …

With the implementation of incentive-based regulation on the rise in Europe, efficiency
measurement has become an important tool to assist regulatory authorities understand the …

This paper demonstrates an evaluation of 71 developed and under-developed countries'
biodiversity performance using a methodological framework based to the new advances of …

This paper provides a cross-country efficiency analysis of electricity distribution companies
in East European transition countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary). We …