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Two-stage DEA method in identifying the exogenous factors of insurers’ risk and investment management efficiency [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The objective of this study was to identify the exogenous variables of risk and investment management efficiency by using a two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) method.
Alias Radam,   +3 more
core  

Environmental Total Factor Productivity and the Cost‐Effectiveness of GHG Emission Reduction: The Case of Crop Production in China

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's diversified agricultural policies have effectively improved both the yield and environmental performance of the crop sector. Quantifying productivity trends and their drivers is key to formulating strategies for high‐quality and low‐carbon crop development.
Yang Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of Bank Management Performance Using DEA Technique (Case Study of Different Branches of Tehran Banks) [PDF]

open access: yesمدیریت بهره وری, 2019
Banks are considered as vital circulatory system of finance and financial institutions that collect assets from various sources and allocate them to sectors that need market liquidity.
Mohammad Rahim Ramazanian   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental Performance Evaluation Under the Frontier Analysis Framework: A Farm‐Level Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesJournal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Quantifying and improving the environmental performance (EP) of agriculture has become an urgent research and policy priority. Over the past three decades, frontier‐based analytical frameworks have been widely applied to evaluate farm‐level EP.
Fissha Asmare   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Efficiency Assessment of Dublin Port Using Two-Stage Non-Radial DEA Model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Global maritime trade has reached 11 billion tons and accounts for more than 80% of global merchandise trade (United Nations Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD), 2019).
Djordjević, Boban   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

A new family of models with generalized orientation in data envelopment analysis

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract In the framework of data envelopment analysis, we review directional models and show that they are inadequate when inputs and outputs are improved simultaneously under constant returns to scale. Conversely, we introduce a new family of quadratically constrained models with generalized orientation and demonstrate that these models overcome this
Vicente J. Bolós   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Productivity Analysis of Municipal Solid Waste Collection in Italy using SBM DEA Malmquist Index

open access: yesIOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2021
Abstract This paper presents a productivity analysis of municipal solid waste collection in Italian provinces from 2010 to 2019. Particularly, the total factor productivity was measured by computing the non-parametric Global Malmquist Productivity Index implementing Slack Based Measure Data Envelopment Analysis (SBM-DEA).
openaire   +2 more sources

Data Envelopment Analysis of Corporate Failure for Non-Manufacturing Firms Using a Slacks-Based Measure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Workshop 2015 -Advances in DEA Theory and Applications (December 1-2, 2015)The problem of predicting corporate failure has intrigued many in the investment sector, corporate decision makers, business partners and many others, hence the intense research ...
PARADI Joseph C.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The Impact of Resource Endowment and Digital Transformation on the Efficiency of Energy Transition

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, Volume 14, Issue 4, Page 2182-2205, April 2026.
Resource endowment has a significant positive direct effect and a stronger spatial spillover effect on ETE, while digital transformation can improve local efficiency but has some negative spillover effects on neighboring regions. ABSTRACT In contemporary society, improving energy transition efficiency (ETE) has become a necessary measure to ensure the ...
Junding Yang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Perspective: Accelerating Electrochemical Energy Storage for a Reliable, Affordable, Resilient, and Secure Electric Grid

open access: yesBatteries &Supercaps, Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2026.
This Perspective summarizes grid‐scale electrochemical energy storage research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, focusing on cost‐competitive battery development, reliability and safety validation, and grid‐duty‐cycle relevance. By integrating technology development with deployment‐oriented considerations, it outlines pathways toward reliable ...
Xiaolin Li   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

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