... shortcomings still exist. Firstly, most existing EU-focused DEA studies rely on data from periods before the EGD. Unfortunately, this limits their relevance in assessing current policy effectiveness. Besides, there are relatively few efficiency studies with undesirable outputs and financial inputs related...

... controversies (ESGC) in pursuing traditional productive efficiency, over the timespan 2011–2021. Design/methodology/approach To our end, we use oriented distance functions according to the nonparametric efficiency approach of data envelopment analysis (DEA). This framework accounts for undesirable outputs...

... Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology. Findings The results point out that SRIF and GIF are more efficient than CF. For five years, the CFs have not outperformed the GIF. Originality/value The results suggest that there is a growing awareness on the part of investors that sustainable companies...

...Kekoura Sakouvogui Purpose The consistency of stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) cost efficiency measures using a sample of 650 commercial and domestic banks in the United States is investigated based on cluster analysis while accounting for the yearly variation...

... envelopment analysis (DEA) has been used to compare the groups of cities individually with their joint reference. Findings The results obtained indicate, from a greater control of heterogeneity, through the segmentation of the sample of cities and the metafrontier methodology, that the composite index...

... than the rich countries. Using data on 68 developing countries for the period 1960–1987, they find evidence that productivity growth is higher in better governed nations. Governance DEA Panel data Total factor productivity Instrumental variable Manufacturing productivity C14 C26 C23...