Finding Closest Targets in Non-Oriented DEA Models: The Case of Convex and Non-Convex Technologies

Maria Silva, Pedro Borges () and Emmanuel Thanassoulis ()

Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2003, vol. 19, issue 2, 269 pages

Abstract: This paper draws attention for the fact that traditional Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models do not provide the closest possible targets (or peers) to inefficient units, and presents a procedure to obtain such targets. It focuses on non-oriented efficiency measures (which assume that production units are able to control, and thus change, inputs and outputs simultaneously) both measured in relation to a Free Disposal Hull (FDH) technology and in relation to a convex technology. The approaches developed for finding close targets are applied to a sample of Portuguese bank branches. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2003

Keywords: DEA; FDH; non-oriented efficiency measures; Quad trees (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1023/A:1022813702387

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