Nonparametric estimation of education productivity incorporating nondiscretionary inputs with an application to Dutch schools

•We extend the Malmquist productivity index to the public sector.•We use a conditional DEA model to control for the socio-economic environment.•We extend Johnson and Ruggiero (2011) to allow variable returns to scale.•We apply the new model to analyze productivity of Dutch schools. In this paper we...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of operational research 2014-05, Vol.234 (3), p.809-818
Hauptverfasser:	Brennan, Shae, Haelermans, Carla, Ruggiero, John
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Classification Data Envelopment Analysis Decomposition Economic models Economies of scale Education Malmquist productivity Mathematical models Operational research Parameter estimation Productivity Schools Studies
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