Measuring departmental and overall regional performance: applying the multi-activity DEA model to Taiwan׳s cities/counties

Omega (United Kingdom)

Volumn 67, Issue , 2017, Pages 60-80

  Chen, Chih Cheng ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Departmental efficiency; Directional distance function; Malmquist Luenberger index; Multi activity DEA; Regional efficiency; Undesirable output

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; RURAL AREAS;

DEPARTMENTAL EFFICIENCY; DIRECTIONAL DISTANCE FUNCTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; MALMQUIST-LUENBERGER INDICES; MULTI-ACTIVITY DEA; REGIONAL EFFICIENCY; SOCIAL EDUCATIONS; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNDESIRABLE OUTPUT; URBAN-RURAL;

EFFICIENCY;

CITY; DECOMPOSITION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MODEL; POLICE; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL WELFARE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84965114388     PISSN: 03050483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.omega.2016.04.002     Document Type: Article

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