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Working Papers

2022

1. A Comment on Decomposition of Efficiency in Network Production Models
   CEPA Working Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (1)

2021

2. Efficiency and Productivity Analysis from a System Perspective:Historical Overview
   CEPA Working Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics
   See also Chapter Efficiency and Productivity Analysis from a System Perspective: Historical Overview, Springer Books, Springer (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
3. Multi-Level Parallel Production Networks
   CEPA Working Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (2)

2019

4. The Inefficiency of Production Systems and its decomposition
   CEPA Working Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (1)

2016

5. Output-specific inputs in DEA: an application to courts
   Working Papers de Gestão (Management Working Papers), Católica Porto Business School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
6. Student Performance in Mathematics using PISA-2009 data for Portugal
   Working Papers de Gestão (Management Working Papers), Católica Porto Business School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa View citations (2)

2013

7. VALUE AND QUANTITY DATA IN ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT
   Working Papers de Economia (Economics Working Papers), Católica Porto Business School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
   See also Journal Article Value and quantity data in economic and technical efficiency measurement, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2014) View citations (2) (2014)

2007

8. Performance Assessment of Portuguese Secondary Schools
   Working Papers de Economia (Economics Working Papers), Católica Porto Business School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa View citations (4)

2001

9. NON-RADIAL EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT: A REVIEW and NEW INSIGHTS for FREE DISPOSAL HULL TECHNOLOGIES
   Working Papers de Economia (Economics Working Papers), Católica Porto Business School, Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Journal Articles

2024

1. Scale and scope economies in first-instance courts: Portuguese specialized vs non-specialized courts
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2024, 79, (C)
2. The decomposition of efficiency in parallel network production models
   Omega, 2024, 127, (C)

2023

3. Efficiency decomposition for multi-level multi-components production technologies
   Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2023, 60, (3), 273-294 View citations (2)

2021

4. Internal benchmarking to assess the cost efficiency of a broiler production system combining data envelopment analysis and throughput accounting
   International Journal of Production Economics, 2021, 238, (C) View citations (7)

2020

5. Benchmarking of secondary schools based on Students’ results in higher education
   Omega, 2020, 95, (C) View citations (6)
6. Preface: International conference on data envelopment analysis—DEA40, 16–18 April 2018
   Annals of Operations Research, 2020, 288, (2), 525-528

2018

7. Output-specific inputs in DEA: An application to courts of justice in Portugal
   Omega, 2018, 79, (C), 43-53 View citations (16)

2017

8. Efficiency in education
   Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2017, 68, (4), 331-338 View citations (25)

2016

9. Identifying the scope for savings at inpatient episode level: An illustration applying DEA to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
   European Journal of Operational Research, 2016, 255, (2), 570-582 View citations (4)

2015

10. Benchmarking clinical practice in surgery: looking beyond traditional mortality rates
    Health Care Management Science, 2015, 18, (4), 431-443 View citations (1)

2014

11. Economic efficiency when prices are not fixed: disentangling quantity and price efficiency
    Omega, 2014, 47, (C), 36-44 View citations (25)
12. Using DEA to estimate potential savings at GP units at medical specialty level
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2014, 48, (1), 38-48 View citations (2)
13. Value and quantity data in economic and technical efficiency measurement
    Economics Letters, 2014, 124, (1), 108-112 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper VALUE AND QUANTITY DATA IN ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT, Working Papers de Economia (Economics Working Papers) (2013) (2013)

2013

14. Assessing the evolution of school performance and value-added: trends over four years
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2013, 39, (1), 1-14 View citations (14)

2012

15. Estimating the scope for savings in referrals and drug prescription costs in the general Practice units of a UK primary care trust
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2012, 221, (2), 432-444 View citations (6)
16. Performance assessment of secondary schools: the snapshot of a country taken by DEA
    Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2012, 63, (8), 1098-1115 View citations (21)

2011

17. Productivity change in the water industry in England and Wales: application of the meta-Malmquist index
    Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2011, 62, (12), 2173-2188 View citations (24)
    Also in Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2011, 62, (12), 2173-2188 (2011) View citations (27)

2010

18. Analysis of complementary methodologies for the estimation of school value added
    Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2010, 61, (7), 1122-1132 View citations (14)
19. Malmquist-type indices in the presence of negative data: An application to bank branches
    Journal of Banking & Finance, 2010, 34, (7), 1472-1483 View citations (38)
20. The measurement of relative efficiency using data envelopment analysis with assurance regions that link inputs and outputs
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2010, 203, (3), 761-770 View citations (21)

2008

21. ASSESSING EFFICIENCY OF PORTUGUESE UNIVERSITIES THROUGH PARAMETRIC AND NON-PARAMETRIC METHODS
    Portuguese Journal of Management Studies, 2008, XIII, (1), 39-66 View citations (2)

2007

22. Comparative efficiency analysis of Portuguese bank branches
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2007, 177, (2), 1275-1288 View citations (39)
23. Developing a decomposable measure of profit efficiency using DEA
    Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2007, 58, (4), 481-490 View citations (10)

2006

24. Malmquist Indexes Using a Geometric Distance Function (GDF). Application to a Sample of Portuguese Bank Branches
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2006, 25, (1), 25-41 View citations (20)
25. Zero weights and non-zero slacks: Different solutions to the same problem
    Annals of Operations Research, 2006, 145, (1), 129-147 View citations (22)

2005

26. Profitability of a sample of Portuguese bank branches and its decomposition into technical and allocative components
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2005, 162, (3), 850-866 View citations (39)

2004

27. Negative data in DEA: a directional distance approach applied to bank branches
    Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2004, 55, (10), 1111-1121 View citations (151)

2003

28. Finding Closest Targets in Non-Oriented DEA Models: The Case of Convex and Non-Convex Technologies
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2003, 19, (2), 251-269 View citations (75)

2002

29. School Outcomes: Sharing the Responsibility Between Pupil and School1
    Education Economics, 2002, 10, (2), 183-207 View citations (22)

2001

30. Decomposing school and school-type efficiency
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2001, 132, (2), 357-373 View citations (46)

Chapters

2022

1. Efficiency and Productivity Analysis from a System Perspective: Historical Overview
   Springer View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Efficiency and Productivity Analysis from a System Perspective:Historical Overview, University of Queensland, School of Economics (2021) (2021)