..., the authors distinguish between structural and voluntary discrimination, and use Data Envelopment Analysis for time series data to assess the extent of inefficiency that each component of discrimination induces in the production process. Findings The results draw the trajectory of female discrimination...

...Joseph Deutsch; Audrey Dumas; Jacques Silber Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the determinants of scholastic performance using an efficiency analysis perspective. Design/methodology/approach The authors apply data envelopment analysis (DEA) at the pupil level using the 2009 PISA...

... the utilization of data envelopment analysis (DEA) as an objective optimization approach for the comparative efficiency evaluation of the maintenance sections of a maintenance department. An example is presented with real life data from a local petrochemical company to demonstrate the application of the method...