Benchmarking with DEA, SFA, and R; Preface; Contents; Acronyms and Symbols; Chapter 1 Introduction to Benchmarking; Chapter 2 Efficiency Measures; Chapter 3 Production Models and Technology; Chapter 4 Data Envelopment Analysis DEA; Chapter 5 Additional Topics in DEA; Chapter 6 Statistical Analysis in DEA; Chapter 7 Stochastic Frontier Analysis SFA; Chapter 8 Additional Topics in SFA; Chapter 9 Merger Analysis; Chapter 10 Regulation and Contracting; Appendix A Getting Started with R: A Quick Introduction; References; Index
Summary
This book covers recent advances in efficiency evaluations, most notably Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) methods. It introduces the underlying theories, shows how to make the relevant calculations and discusses applications. The aim is to make the reader aware of the pros and cons of the different methods and to show how to use these methods in both standard and non-standard cases. Several software packages have been developed to solve some of the most common DEA and SFA models. This book relies on R, a free, open source software environment for statistica
