Efficiency measure on the truck restriction policy in China: A non-radial data envelopment model

Xiaodong Chen, Ge Wu and Ding Li

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2019, vol. 129, issue C, 140-154

Abstract: The paper reports results from a use of non-radial DEA i.e., range adjusted measure (RAM) which belongs to data envelopment analysis to evaluate the performances of the truck restriction policy in China. We try to explore what is inside the “black box” on the restriction policy by empirical study. Using the non-radial DEA model, we work with an approach that allows a flexible designation of three input variables and two output variables based on varying perspectives in China. The multipurpose approach reveals whether one policy is truly beneficial instead of officials’ arguments, captured in the form of DEA scores. The modified model can better reflect macro-transportation process while earlier relevant models ignored truckers. This paper contributes to increasing traffic volumes and decreasing traffic accidents from the point of technical efficiency. The results of our paper reveal that: (a) China's truck restriction policies have achieved a significant “level effect” on efficiency improvement. (b) There are remarkable provincial differences in the effectiveness of the restriction policy. (c) Slack decomposition shows that excessive investment is the main source of inefficiency. Moreover, we delivery policy implications that: (a) the restriction policies greatly contribute to the efficiencies, and stringent policies are still needed in the following days; (b) the policy-making should suit local conditions, according to our classification of 30 provinces; (c) based on the worst performance of capital stock variable, the authorities should focus more on regulation of investment in transportation sector at a latter stage.

Keywords: Non-radial DEA; The restriction policy; Pass through efficiency measure; Safe traffic efficiency measure; Unified efficiency measure; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (8)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0965856418311261
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:transa:v:129:y:2019:i:c:p:140-154

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/supportfaq.cws_home/regional
https://shop.elsevie ... _01_ooc_1&version=01

DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2019.08.010

Access Statistics for this article

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice is currently edited by John (J.M.) Rose

More articles in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().