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An investigation of returns to scale in data envelopment analysis

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  1. Chen, Po-Chi & Yu, Ming-Miin & Chang, Ching-Cheng & Hsu, Shih-Hsun & Managi, Shunsuke, 2015. "The enhanced Russell-based directional distance measure with undesirable outputs: Numerical example considering CO2 emissions," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 53(C), pages 30-40.
  2. F R Førsund & L Hjalmarsson, 2004. "Calculating scale elasticity in DEA models," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 55(10), pages 1023-1038, October.
  3. Rosalia Castellano & Gabriella Bernardo & Gennaro Punzo, 2023. "Well-being in OECD countries: an assessment of technical and social efficiency using data envelopment analysis," International Review of Economics, Springer;Happiness Economics and Interpersonal Relations (HEIRS), vol. 70(2), pages 141-176, June.
  4. Hadjicostas, Petros & Soteriou, Andreas C., 2006. "One-sided elasticities and technical efficiency in multi-output production: A theoretical framework," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 168(2), pages 425-449, January.
  5. Zhu, Joe, 2003. "Imprecise data envelopment analysis (IDEA): A review and improvement with an application," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 144(3), pages 513-529, February.
  6. Panayiotis Curtis & Michael Hanias & Eleftherios Kourtis & Michael Kourtis, 2021. "Financial Performance Assessment οf Strategy for Building Resilience and Readiness in the Hotel Sector of Greece," International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management, International Journal of Finance, Insurance and Risk Management, vol. 11(2), pages 3-27.
  7. Sueyoshi, Toshiyuki & Sekitani, Kazuyuki, 2007. "Measurement of returns to scale using a non-radial DEA model: A range-adjusted measure approach," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 176(3), pages 1918-1946, February.
  8. Davutyan, Nurhan & Demir, Mert & Polat, Sezgin, 2010. "Assessing the efficiency of Turkish secondary education: Heterogeneity, centralization, and scale diseconomies," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 44(1), pages 35-44, March.
  9. Hua, Zhongsheng & Bian, Yiwen & Liang, Liang, 2007. "Eco-efficiency analysis of paper mills along the Huai River: An extended DEA approach," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 35(5), pages 578-587, October.
  10. Cook, Wade D. & Seiford, Larry M., 2009. "Data envelopment analysis (DEA) - Thirty years on," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 192(1), pages 1-17, January.
  11. Shuji Yao & Zhongwei Han & Dan Luo, 2010. "Performance of the Chinese Insurance Industry under Economic Reforms," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 12788.
  12. Xiaoqing Chen & Kristiaan Kerstens & Qingyuan Zhu, 2021. "Exploring Horizontal Mergers in Swedish District Courts Using Convex and Nonconvex Technologies: Usefulness of a Conservative Approach," Working Papers 2021-EQM-05, IESEG School of Management.
  13. D K Despotis, 2005. "A reassessment of the human development index via data envelopment analysis," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 56(8), pages 969-980, August.
  14. Wijesiri, Mahinda & Yaron, Jacob & Meoli, Michele, 2017. "Assessing the financial and outreach efficiency of microfinance institutions: Do age and size matter?," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 40(C), pages 63-76.
  15. Lawrence Seiford & Joe Zhu, 1999. "Sensitivity and Stability of the Classifications of Returns to Scale in Data Envelopment Analysis," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 12(1), pages 55-75, August.
  16. Qingyou Yan & Fei Zhao & Xu Wang & Guoliang Yang & Tomas Baležentis & Dalia Streimikiene, 2019. "The network data envelopment analysis models for non-homogenous decision making units based on the sun network structure," Central European Journal of Operations Research, Springer;Slovak Society for Operations Research;Hungarian Operational Research Society;Czech Society for Operations Research;Österr. Gesellschaft für Operations Research (ÖGOR);Slovenian Society Informatika - Section for Operational Research;Croatian Operational Research Society, vol. 27(4), pages 1221-1244, December.
  17. Katerina Kabassi & Dimitris K. Despotis & Maria Virvou, 2005. "A Multicriteria Approach To Dynamic Reasoning In An Intelligent User Interface," International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 4(01), pages 21-34.
  18. Kristof Witte & Rui Marques, 2011. "Big and beautiful? On non-parametrically measuring scale economies in non-convex technologies," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 35(3), pages 213-226, June.
  19. Despotis, D.K., 2005. "Measuring human development via data envelopment analysis: the case of Asia and the Pacific," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 33(5), pages 385-390, October.
  20. Yu, Anyu & Lee, Andy & Chen, Yao, 2021. "Carbon allocation targeting with abatement capability: A firm-level study," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 235(C).
  21. Mostafa Omidi & Mohsen Rostamy-Malkhalifeh & Ali Payan & Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, 2019. "Estimation of Overall Returns to Scale (RTS) of a Frontier Unit Using the Left and Right RTS," Computational Economics, Springer;Society for Computational Economics, vol. 53(2), pages 633-655, February.
  22. Y. G. Smirlis & D. K. Despotis & J. Jablonsky & P. Fiala, 2004. "Identifying "Best-Buys" In The Market Of Prepaid Mobile Telephony: An Application Of Imprecise Dea," International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(01), pages 167-177.
  23. Michael Kourtis & Panayiotis Curtis & Michael Hanias & Eleftherios Kourtis, 2021. "A Strategic Financial Management Evaluation of Private Hospitals’ Effectiveness and Efficiency for Sustainable Financing: A Research Study," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(1), pages 1025-1054.
  24. Thomas, Peter & Chan, Yupo & Lehmkuhl, Lee & Nixon, William, 2002. "Obnoxious-facility location and data-envelopment analysis: A combined distance-based formulation," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 141(3), pages 495-514, September.
  25. Zhu, Joe, 2000. "Further discussion on linear production functions and DEA," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 127(3), pages 611-618, December.
  26. Harry P. Bowen & Wim Moesen, 2009. "Composite Competitiveness Indicators With Endogenous Versus Predetermined Weights : An Application to the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Index," Discussion Paper Series 2009-02, McColl School of Business, Queens University of Charlotte.
  27. Sueyoshi, Toshiyuki & Sekitani, Kazuyuki, 2007. "The measurement of returns to scale under a simultaneous occurrence of multiple solutions in a reference set and a supporting hyperplane," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 181(2), pages 549-570, September.
  28. Zhu, Joe, 2001. "Multidimensional quality-of-life measure with an application to Fortune's best cities," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 35(4), pages 263-284, December.
  29. Banker, Rajiv D. & Cooper, William W. & Seiford, Lawrence M. & Thrall, Robert M. & Zhu, Joe, 2004. "Returns to scale in different DEA models," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 154(2), pages 345-362, April.
  30. Li, Ke & Lin, Boqiang, 2015. "Metafroniter energy efficiency with CO2 emissions and its convergence analysis for China," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 230-241.
  31. Lawrence M. Seiford & Joe Zhu, 1999. "Profitability and Marketability of the Top 55 U.S. Commercial Banks," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 45(9), pages 1270-1288, September.
  32. P. Sunil Dharmapala & Jay B. Ghosh & Hussein M. Saber, 2007. "Market- And Merit-Based Adjustment Of Faculty Salaries," Asia-Pacific Journal of Operational Research (APJOR), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 24(01), pages 1-19.
  33. E Revilla & J Sarkis & A Modrego, 2003. "Evaluating performance of public–private research collaborations: A DEA analysis," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 54(2), pages 165-174, February.
  34. Sahoo, Biresh K & Khoveyni, Mohammad & Eslami, Robabeh & Chaudhury, Pradipta, 2016. "Returns to scale and most productive scale size in DEA with negative data," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 255(2), pages 545-558.
  35. A. Davoodi & M. Zarepisheh & H. Rezai, 2015. "The nearest MPSS pattern in data envelopment analysis," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 226(1), pages 163-176, March.
  36. N. Womer & M.-L. Bougnol & J. Dula & D. Retzlaff-Roberts, 2006. "Benefit-cost analysis using data envelopment analysis," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 145(1), pages 229-250, July.
  37. Zhong, Wei & Yuan, Wei & Li, Susan X. & Huang, Zhimin, 2011. "The performance evaluation of regional R&D investments in China: An application of DEA based on the first official China economic census data," Omega, Elsevier, vol. 39(4), pages 447-455, August.
  38. Ammar Jreisat & Hassan Hassan & Sriram Shankar, 2018. "Determinants of the Productivity Change for the Banking Sector in Egypt," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 19(2), pages 280-296, April.
  39. Ming-Fu Hsu & Ying-Shao Hsin & Fu-Jiing Shiue, 2022. "Business analytics for corporate risk management and performance improvement," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 315(2), pages 629-669, August.
  40. Diogo Cunha Ferreira & Rui Cunha Marques, 2020. "A step forward on order-α robust nonparametric method: inclusion of weight restrictions, convexity and non-variable returns to scale," Operational Research, Springer, vol. 20(2), pages 1011-1046, June.
  41. Guillermo L. Taboada & Isabel Seruca & Cristina Sousa & Ángeles Pereira, 2020. "Exploratory Data Analysis and Data Envelopment Analysis of Construction and Demolition Waste Management in the European Economic Area," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-25, June.
  42. Victor Podinovski, 2004. "Efficiency and Global Scale Characteristics on the “No Free Lunch” Assumption Only," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 227-257, November.
  43. Joseph Sarkis, 2006. "The adoption of environmental and risk management practices: Relationships to environmental performance," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 145(1), pages 367-381, July.
  44. Chen, Po-Chi & Yu, Ming-Miin & Chang, Ching-Cheng & Managi, Shunsuke, 2014. "Non-Radial Directional Performance Measurement with Undesirable Outputs," MPRA Paper 57189, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  45. Marchetti, Dalmo & Wanke, Peter, 2017. "Brazil's rail freight transport: Efficiency analysis using two-stage DEA and cluster-driven public policies," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 26-42.
  46. Walter Briec & Kristiaan Kerstens & Hervé Leleu & Philippe Eeckaut, 2000. "Returns to Scale on Nonparametric Deterministic Technologies: Simplifying Goodness-of-Fit Methods Using Operations on Technologies," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 14(3), pages 267-274, November.
  47. Eleftherios Kourtis & Michael Kourtis & Panayiotis Curtis & Michael Hanias, 2022. "Sustainable Business Growth, Value Creation and Dynamic Competitive Advantage: The Greek Pharmaceutical Industry," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(2), pages 46-79.
  48. Sotirios Dimitriadis & Athanasia Karakitsiou & Olga Mitsopoulou, 2013. "Applying QE-DEA in the evaluation of the Greek public sector: the case of the agencies for aliens and immigration of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace," International Journal of Decision Sciences, Risk and Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 5(1), pages 88-100.
  49. Borrero, D.V. & Hinojosa, M.A. & Mármol, A.M., 2016. "DEA production games and Owen allocations," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 252(3), pages 921-930.
  50. Lukáš Melecký & Michaela Staníčková & Jana Hančlová, 2019. "Nonparametric Approach to Evaluation of Economic and Social Development in the EU28 Member States by DEA Efficiency," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-34, April.
  51. Cesaroni, Giovanni & Kerstens, Kristiaan & Van de Woestyne, Ignace, 2017. "Global and local scale characteristics in convex and nonconvex nonparametric technologies: A first empirical exploration," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 259(2), pages 576-586.
  52. AT Flegg & DO Allen & K Field & TW Thurlow, 2003. "Measuring the Efficiency and Productivity of British Universities: An Application of DEA and the Malmquist Approach," Working Papers 0304, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol.
  53. Tom Puyenbroeck, 2018. "On the Output Orientation of the Benefit-of-the-Doubt-Model," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 139(2), pages 415-431, September.
  54. Fukuyama, Hirofumi & Matousek, Roman, 2011. "Efficiency of Turkish banking: Two-stage network system. Variable returns to scale model," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 75-91, February.
  55. Zhang, Baocheng & Wu, Hao & Yang, Xinsheng & Zhai, Wenpeng & Xia, Qingjun & Li, Yafei, 2014. "An estimation of returns to scale of airport airsides under multiple optimal solutions in DEA," Journal of Air Transport Management, Elsevier, vol. 40(C), pages 149-156.
  56. Appa, Gautam & Williams, H. Paul, 2006. "A new framework for the solution of DEA models," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 172(2), pages 604-615, July.
  57. Taleb, Mushtaq & Khalid, Ruzelan & Ramli, Razamin & Ghasemi, Mohammad Reza & Ignatius, Joshua, 2022. "An integrated bi-objective data envelopment analysis model for measuring returns to scale," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 296(3), pages 967-979.
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  61. Chen, Chialin & Achtari, Guyves & Majkut, Kevin & Sheu, Jiuh-Biing, 2017. "Balancing equity and cost in rural transportation management with multi-objective utility analysis and data envelopment analysis: A case of Quinte West," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 95(C), pages 148-165.
  62. Wijesiri, Mahinda & Yaron, Jacob & Meoli, Michele, 2015. "Performance of microfinance institutions in achieving the poverty outreach and financial sustainability: When age and size matter?," MPRA Paper 69821, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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