The healthcare sector in general and hospitals in particular represent a main application
area for Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). This paper reviews 262 papers of DEA …

DEA, incepted in 80s, has emerged as a popular decision-making technique, for
determining the efficiency of similar units. Due to its simplicity and applicability, DEA has …

In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

This book provides a concise synthesis of leading edge research in the theory and practise
of efficiency measurement in health and health care. Whilst much of the literature in this area …

Parametric and non-parametric frontier applications are typical for measuring the efficiency
and productivity of many healthcare units. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, hospital …

The share of gross domestic product from the service industry reflects the competitiveness of
a nation; the service industry in the USA accounts for around 80% of its gross domestic …

It is important to increase their value by managing intellectual capital (IC), since fabless firms
face an intensely competitive environment. The aim of this paper is develops a two-stage …

In this paper, we review the existing studies on the design of financial incentives and
payment mechanisms for healthcare service providers, which have been published in the …

Nondiscretionary environmental inputs are critical in explaining relative efficiency
differences and productivity changes in public sector applications. For example, the …

On both sides of the Atlantic, the regulation of gas transmission networks has undergone
major changes since the early 1990s. Whereas in the US, the long-standing regime of cost …