This book extends the dynamic and stochastic analysis of economic efficiency by using the recent techniques of data envelopment analysis.
New results and applications of these techniques in numerous areas of economics, finance and management are provided, including treatment of private sector industries, portfolio models in finance, quality control techniques in managerial performance, the role of market competition, policy applications in investment models in finance, risk aversion and efficiency, and technology and innovation.
The most up-to-date tools of efficiency analysis developed here will be valuable for students and researchers in operations research, applied management science and applied microeconomics.
Contents:
- New Efficiency Theory
- Economics of Efficiency Measurement
- Efficiency Dynamics
- Stochastic Efficiency Analysis
- Industrial Applications
- Economic Theory and DEA
Readership: Students and researchers in applied mathematics, economics, finance, operations research, management and applied statistics.
