Finding closest targets in non-oriented DEA models: the case of convex and non-convex technologies

Constantino Portela, Maria Da Conceição; Borges, Pedro Castro; Thanassoulis, Emmanuel

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Constantino Portela, Maria Da Conceição

Borges, Pedro Castro

Thanassoulis, Emmanuel

Abstract(s)

This paper draws attention for the fact that traditional Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) models do not provide the closest possible targets (or peers) to inefficient units, and presents a procedure to obtain such targets. It focuses on non-oriented efficiency measures (which assume that production units are able to control, and thus change, inputs and outputs simultaneously) both measured in relation to a Free Disposal Hull (FDH) technology and in relation to a convex technology. The approaches developed for finding close targets are applied to a sample of Portuguese bank branches.