Spatial Solution to Measure Regional Efficiency - Introducing Spatial Data Analysis (SDEA)

Alicja Olejnik (), Agata Zoltaszek () and Jakub Olejnik ()
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Agata Zoltaszek: University of Lodz
Jakub Olejnik: University of Lodz

No 4/2019, Lodz Economics Working Papers from University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology

Abstract: The main objective of this paper is to introduce a new approach to measuring efficiency in regional studies through SDEA (Spatial Data Envelopment Analysis). The paper offers a proper mathematical elaboration and a highlight of the differences between classic DEA and newly developed method. Presented literature review and the discussion on theoretical examples, proves the need for new solution to measure regional efficiency, which takes into consideration region-specific spatial context. The introduced method, SDEA, incorporates explicitly spatial interactions (via the W matrix) into the model through spatially weighted inputs and outputs. An example study concerning healthcare efficiency of European regions will be presented to illustrate SDEA. We confront the efficiency results of classic DEA with results of SDEA, which is expanded by the spatial equivalents of inputs and outputs. The results suggest that classic DEA undervalues the regional healthcare efficiency, underestimating the region-specific spatial context.

Keywords: spatial data envelopment analysis (SDEA); regional efficiency; spatial interaction; healthcare; diseases of affluence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C31 C44 I15 R15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-10-22
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