In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

The transport sector accounts for nearly one third of the world's total energy use, while
inland transport alone is responsible for half of the global petroleum consumption. The …

The current study addresses several concerns regarding World Heritage Sites (WHSs) in
developing countries. Using a novel super-efficiency parallel framework, this research firstly …

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) has witnessed increasing popularity in banking studies
since 1985. In this paper, we propose a new DEA-based analysis framework with a …

In this paper, we use the two-stage slacks-based measure dynamic network data
envelopment analysis (SBM-DNDEA) model, to explore the value-creation process of …

In the “full world” where natural capital is scarce, within the limits of the ecological
environment, the improvement of welfare is a fundamental requirement for sustainable …

The curse of dimensionality is a recognized challenge in nonparametric estimation. This
paper develops a new L 0-norm regularization approach to the convex quantile and …

Iran ranks as the fifth largest producer of crude oil in the world. Therefore, the country has
the potential to play an important role in the global petroleum products market. Surprisingly …

In the present study, a two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) model and spatial
econometric method were employed to evaluate and analyze the utilization efficiency of …

The efficiency of banks has a critical role in development of sound financial systems of
countries. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has witnessed an increase in popularity for …