Regional scale efficiency evaluation by input-oriented Data Envelopment Analysis of tourism sector

Elena Toma ()

International Journal of Academic Research in Environment and Geography, 2014, vol. 1, issue 1, 15-20

Abstract: Hotels and restaurants sector represented in 2012 almost 16% from national GDP. From over 23 thou active enterprises, 25% are represented by tourism accommodation structures from which over 70% are hotels and guesthouses (rural and agro touristic). They are distributed from a geographical point of view in all eight development regions with a major concentration in Centre Region (30%). Our purpose is to evaluate using a nonparametric method (DEA – data envelopment analysis; DEA frontier free software) the effectiveness of tourism activities at regional level. The application of this frontier method permits the calculation pf efficiency scores based on a series of inputs (employees, enterprises, investments, tourism places-days) and outputs (turnover, regional GDP, tourist numbers, foreign tourist numbers, overnights). Research finding indicate that a part of regions with a higher touristic volume don’t reach technical and scale efficiency and need interventions to restructure their resources usage (labor, capital, infrastructure) or to implement real measures to increase demand and outcomes.

Keywords: Tourism; hotel and guesthouses; regional efficiency; nonparametric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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