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Efficiency in the Global Prison System: A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis
Journal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study systematizes the international literature on prison system efficiency, highlighting patterns and research gaps through a multidimensional framework. By situating efficiency within broader institutional, social, and rights‐based contexts, it examines how academic research has assessed carceral performance.
Leandro Moreira +2 more
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The Manchester School, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The eradication of poverty remains one of the greatest economic challenges of the 21st century, particularly in light of transformations in labour markets, demographic shifts, and recent crises such as the COVID‐19 pandemic. Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG 1) acknowledges the need for broader approaches to measuring and addressing poverty,
Fernando Henrique Taques +2 more
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Legislative Attention and Nonprofit Efficiency: A Link Across Sectoral Boundaries
Policy Studies Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Government attention matters for nonprofit management and nonprofit‐government interactions. This study focuses on legislative attention, an important yet less‐studied aspect of government attention in public policy research, and examines its impact on nonprofit efficiency.
Yuhao Ba, Jessica Berrett, Jason Coupet
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A robust DEA model for measuring the relative efficiency of Iranian high schools [PDF]
Management Science Letters, 2011 One of the most important issues on educational systems is to measure the relative efficiency of similar units based on non-financial factors. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) has become popular among many who wish to rank educational systems using ...
Mohsen Gharakhani +2 more
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Double-Frontier Analysis Approach for Weight Derivation in Analytical Hierarchy Process
پژوهشهای ریاضی, 2022 Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) combined with Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) provides Data Envelopment Analytic Hierarchy Process (DEAHP) methodology for weight derivation and aggregation. A double-frontier analysis approach is proposed in this article
Hossein Azizi
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Conditional Gains: When AI Investment Enhances Firm Efficiency
Scottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has raised questions about its effect on firm performance. Using a labor‐based measure of AI investment, the baseline results show no direct association between AI investment and firm efficiency.
Pantelis Kazakis
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Review of Water Supply, Treatment and Distribution: Overcoming Challenges for Sustainable Management
Water and Environment Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Water management faces increasing challenges driven by population growth, accelerated urbanization and climate change, demanding integrated and sustainable approaches to ensure the preservation of water resources. Water scarcity and rising demand intensify the vulnerability of various regions, threatening both water supply and environmental ...
André Linneo Tocchetto +5 more
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International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 2499-2534, July 2026.Abstract This paper presents a two‐stage model for planning a renewable energy portfolio by balancing economic, social and environmental sustainability goals. The first stage addresses a multi‐objective problem where conflictive impacts generated by the energy portfolios should be optimised according to the corresponding economic, social or ...
Amelia Bilbao‐Terol +2 more
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Designing of Performance Evaluation Working Groups: Development and Elaboration a Robust Data Envelopment Analysis Model [PDF]
بهبود مدیریت, 2012 The methods and techniques of performance evaluation are always key issues in organizational and academic researches. On the other hand because of the responsibility of DEA models in performance evaluation, many research methods have been developed ...
Adel Azar +3 more
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International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 3, Page 1427-1464, May 2026.Abstract In a sector that needs to work as efficient as possible, artificial intelligence (AI) can guide the efficiency improvements of higher education institutions (HEIs). This paper explores both the AI literature and the efficiency literature as applied to HEIs following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review guidelines. The goal is to
Anna Rita Dipierro +2 more
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