Measuring the performance of nations at the Olympic Games using DEA models with different preferences

D Zhang, X Li (), W Meng () and W Liu
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D Zhang: Chinese Academy of Sciences
X Li: Chinese Academy of Sciences
W Meng: Chinese Academy of Sciences
W Liu: University of Kent

Journal of the Operational Research Society, 2009, vol. 60, issue 7, 983-990

Abstract: Abstract It is well known that Olympic Games often use Lexicographic preference to rank the nations that won the medals. However, Lexicographic preference is not the underlying preference that is used in the standard DEA models. Hence, we discuss the issue of the underlying preferences in DEA models for measuring the performance of nations at the Olympic Games, and then propose new DEA models with Lexicographic preference to measure the performance of the nations.

Keywords: lexicographic preference; DEA; performance measurement; Olympic Games (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602638

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