Input Efficiency Measures: A Generalized, Encompassing Formulation

Walter Briec (), Laurent Cavaignac () and Kristiaan Kerstens
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Walter Briec: LAMPS, University of Perpignan, Perpignan, France
Laurent Cavaignac: Centre du Droit Economique et du Développement, University of Perpignan, Perpignan, France

Operations Research, 2020, vol. 68, issue 6, 1836-1849

Abstract: This contribution defines a new generalized input efficiency measure which encompasses and thus links four well-known input efficiency measures: the Debreu-Farrell measure, the Färe-Lovell measure, the asymmetric Färe measure, and the multiplicative Färe-Lovell measure. The axiomatic properties of this new measure are studied. The generalized input efficiency measure naturally leads to the definition of new measures as special cases. It also provides a general framework for testing the choice of efficiency measures. Examples of mathematical programming models in specific cases are established to illustrate this new measure.

Keywords: Debreu-Farrell efficiency measure; F¨are-Lovell efficiency measure; multiplicative F¨are-Lovell efficiency measure; asymmetric F¨are efficiency measure; input efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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