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This paper addresses the assessment of efficiency of production units in cases
where some characteristics of the production process are known. In particular
we focus on the existence of direct linkages between inputs and outputs, where
certain outputs are produced from specific inputs and not jointly produced from all
inputs. Our aim is to use and empirically compare alternative forms of reflecting
the linkages between inputs and outputs. The alternatives to be compared to reflect
the linkages between inputs and outputs are: the use of separate assessments; the
use of ratios between linked outputs and inputs; and the use of differences between
linked outputs and inputs. These alternatives are presented and contextualised
within existing procedures for dealing with output-specific inputs, and results are
discussed and illustrated empirically in the context of evaluating courts’ efficiency.
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Economics Efficiency measurement Output-specific inputs Government Services-courts
Citation
Portela, M. (2016). Output-specific inputs in DEA: an application to courts. Working papers: Management. N.º 2, 30 p.