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Spatiotemporal evolution characteristics and dynamic efficiency decomposition of carbon emission efficiency in the Yellow River Basin.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
The Yellow River Basin (YRB) is China's substantial energy consumption base. The issue of carbon emission efficiency directly affects the ecological protection and high-quality development of the YRB.
Yuan Zhang, Zhen Yu, Juan Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Global malmquist index for measuring the economic productivity changes

open access: yesMeasurement + Control, 2020
Data envelopment analysis is a nonparametric method for measuring of the performance of decision-making units—which do not need to have or compute a firm’s production function, which is often difficult to calculate.
Esmaeil Mombini   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Aggregation of Malmquist productivity indexes allowing for reallocation of resources [PDF]

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Operational Research, 2014
zbMATH Open Web Interface contents unavailable due to conflicting licenses.
Zelenyuk, Valentin, Mayer, Andreas
openaire   +6 more sources

Efficiency and Perceptions in Public CSR: An Integrated Efficiency–Perception Analysis of Spanish Defence Delegations

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public organisations often experience a discrepancy between improvements in technical efficiency and stakeholders' perceptions of integrity and performance. This study analyses the mechanisms that may underlie this efficiency–perception discrepancy in Spanish Defence Delegations during 2020–2023.
José Solana‐Ibáñez   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) Reports Between 2018 and 2023: Malmquist Index Analysis for the Performance of OECD Countries

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In 2015, the United Nations (UN) adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), calling for urgent action to end poverty, reduce inequality, and secure a sustainable future. Within this global agenda, the commitment of the Organization for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) is particularly significant given its institutional ...
Mehmet Güray Ünsal   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Water Losses and Environmental Efficiency in Urban Water Supply Systems: A Comparative Assessment for Spain and Portugal

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Water losses are a critical environmental and operational challenge, especially in regions exposed to increasing water stress. This study assesses the environmental productivity of municipal water supply services in Spain and Portugal during the period 2014–2022, explicitly treating losses as an undesirable output.
Elisabet Zafra Gómez   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction of High-Tech Talents Flow Impact on Labor Income Share: Based on DEA and Fractional Hausdorff Grey Model

open access: yesJournal of Mathematics, 2021
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of high-tech talents flow on labor income share and explore the influencing mechanism. It can be proved that high-tech talents flow affects labor income share by production function, with technological ...
Wei Cui, Anwei Wan, Yongbo Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Energy efficiency evaluation model based on DEA-SBM-Malmquist index

open access: yesEnergy Reports, 2021
Energy efficiency represents the level of energy use. By evaluating the level of Total Factor Energy Efficiency (TFEE), we can more accurately analyze the ways to improve energy efficiency and provide suggestions for green energy conservation ...
Zile Zheng
doaj   +1 more source

Systematic flaws: uncovering biases and replicability challenges in literature reviews on efficiency of education

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Literature reviews published in peer‐reviewed journals are a prime source of general reference, as their validity and reliability are usually undisputed. This paper aims to raise awareness on biases and replicability challenges widely spread across literature reviews, using the field of efficiency of education as an example.
Juan Malagon, Carla Haelermans
wiley   +1 more source

A Malmquist Index for the Greek Insurance Industry [PDF]

open access: yesThe Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance - Issues and Practice, 2010
The objective of this paper is to estimate the effects of deregulation after the implementation of the Third Insurance Directive in the Greek insurance market. Efficiency and productivity measures are estimated by means of data envelopment analysis, applied to a sample of almost all Greek insurance companies, for the period 1994–2003. The companies are
Milton Nektarios, Carlos Pestana Barros
openaire   +1 more source

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