scholarly journals The Determinants of the Technical Efficiency of Secondary Schools in Malaysia: A Panel Evidence

ETIKONOMI ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-184
Author(s):  
Rozita Baba ◽  
Zulkefly Abdul Karim ◽  
Mariani Abdul Majid ◽  
Noorasiah Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Better Than

This study aims to identify the level of technical efficiency of secondary schools and its determinants using the data of 626 Malaysian secondary schools over 2010-2014. Two estimation techniques have been used; the first step is to estimate the school's efficiency score by employing a Data Envelopment Analysis approach. In the second step, we examine the factors affecting the schools' efficiency using a static panel data analysis. The main findings revealed that secondary education is technically inefficient, and on average, the schools can increase their output by 33% using the same resources. Secondary schools in rural areas and less-developed states indicate a better technical efficiency level than schools in urban areas and developed states. Factors that affect technical efficiency are school size, per capita income, and average wage.  The findings suggest that the school may perform better by increasing the schools' size by having more classes.  The opportunities to increase residents' and households' income may help the areas perform better than others.JEL Classification: H5, H75How to Cite:Baba, R., Karim, Z. A., Majid, M. A., & Sulaiman, N. (2021). The Determinants of The Technical Efficiency of Secondary Schools in Malaysia: Panel Evidence. Etikonomi, 20(1), 169 – 184. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i1.17204.

scholarly journals TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MALAYSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 265-283
Author(s):  
Rozita Baba ◽  
Zulkefly Abdul Karim ◽  
Mariani Abdul-Majid ◽  
Noorasiah Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Secondary School Student ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
National Education

Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of technical efficiency of Malaysia’s secondary education. Education efficiency has become an important issue since the education sector is the recipient of high priority budget allocation. An evaluation of whether the budget distribution for secondary education is technically efficient is necessary because secondary education represents almost 40% of the national education budget.    Methodology: The study applied the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in examining the level of technical efficiency for a sample of 626 secondary schools from four selected states, namely, Selangor, Melaka, Kedah, and Terengganu. The sample was further split into schools from developed and less developed states, and urban and rural areas.     Findings:  The results revealed that secondary schools in the four sample states were technically inefficient (almost 98%).  Most schools were at a moderate level of technical efficiency (score range between 0.5-0.79). Interestingly, schools in rural areas and less-developed states showed better technical efficiency than those in urban areas and developed states. Given the government's total expenditure, academic achievement could be increased by almost 30 percent with an improvement in inefficiency.   Contributions: The study's fundamental implications are that inefficient secondary schools need to increase their efficiency by ensuring effective budget spending and adequate expenditure distribution monitoring. More schools need to be constructed or repaired, and old schools/buildings upgraded. The sector also needs to expedite compliance with the 17:1 student-teacher ratio set by the Education Ministry to improve teaching delivery quality.   Keywords: Data envelopment analysis, government spending, secondary school, student and teacher ratio, technical efficiency.   Cite as: Baba, R., Abdul Karim, Z., Abdul-Majid, M., & Sulaiman, N. (2021). Technical efficiency of secondary schools in Malaysia.  Journal of Nusantara Studies, 6(1), 265-283. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol6iss1pp265-283

scholarly journals Measuring the Efficiency of Public Hospitals in Kuwait: A Two-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis and a Qualitative Survey Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Abdullah M. Alsabah ◽  
Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli ◽  
Jolene Skordis
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Hospital Efficiency ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Scale Efficiency ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Technical Efficiency Score

The recent drop in oil prices has challenged public sector financing in Kuwait. Technical and scale efficiency scores for fifteen public hospitals in Kuwait from 2010 to 2014 were estimated using a two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA). Technical efficiency scores were regressed against institutional characteristics using Tobit regression to investigate the determinants of efficiency differences in hospitals. Semi-structured interviews were also carried out with fourteen public and private hospital managers to qualitatively explore their perceptions and experience about about factors affecting hospital efficiency. The mean technical efficiency score for all hospitals was 85.8%, an improvement of 2% since 2010. The mean pure technical efficiency score was 79.6%, improving from 75% in 2010 to 81.2% in 2014. The mean scale efficiency score was 91.8%, improving from 87.6% in 2010 to 94.2% in 2014. Only three hospitals were constantly technically and scale efficient. Tobit regression showed that hospital efficiency was significantly associated with the average length of patient stay. Hospitals with more than 400 beds were potentially more technically and scale efficient. The qualitative study revealed that external factors affecting efficiency commonly included implemention of legislative changes and decreasing bureaucracy, while internal factors included increasing bed capacity and improving qualifications and training of human resources. Most public hospitals in Kuwait were not technically and scale efficient, but improvements were observed. Potential factors that affected the efficiency of hospitals in Kuwait were identified. These findings are useful to decision-makers in Kuwait for developing strategies to improve public hospital efficiency.

scholarly journals Estimation and Determinants of Technical Efficiency of Smallholder Cashew (Anacardium) Farmers in Dassa District, Benin: a Bootstrap Data Envelopment Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raoul Akanro ◽  
Abraham AMOUSSOUGA GERO ◽  
Marie-Odile Attanasso
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Access To Credit ◽  
Cashew Nut ◽  
Obsolete Technology

Abstract Cashew nut production is becoming more important in Benin’s economy and helps improve rural populations’ living conditions through the income it provides. However, production is characterized by an obsolete technology and a low farm productivity. This paper examines cashew producers’ technical efficiency in Dassa District in Benin using survey data collected from 100 farms in 2020. The research relied on the bootstrap modelling of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) while a censored Fractional Regression Model (FRM) was applied to assess the determinants of producers' technical efficiency. The results show that farms are 34.56% technically efficient. Factors affecting technical efficiency include experience, access to credit, age of farm managers, sale of cashew apples, and expenditure on education. Policies to promote cashew farm efficiency need to focus on promoting formal education in rural areas, establishing a financial literacy training programme for farm managers, and promoting the expansion of agricultural extension for farmers. In addition, producers should also set up a system for cashew apples’ conservation and sale as production waste in order to increase their income.

Evaluation of access to electricity and the socioeconomic effects in rural and urban expanses of Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Toluwalope Ogunro ◽  
Luqman Afolabi
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
National Development ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
The Government ◽  
Electricity Access

PurposeRecently, multidimensional aspects of poverty has been increasingly focused on which includes education, economy and health, while access to modern energy such as stable electricity is also one of the possible solution; thus, this article aims to divulge the relation between access to electricity and progression in socioeconomic status in urban and rural areas of Nigeria in an attempt to propose a sustainable framework for access to electricity.Design/methodology/approachDemographic and health survey data are collected using four categories of model of questionnaires. A standard questionnaire was designed to gather information on features of the household's dwelling element and attributes of visitors and usual residents between the 2018 period. Biomarker questionnaire was used to gather biomarker data on men, women and children. Logistic model estimation technique was employed to estimate the socioeconomic factors affecting access to electricity in Nigeria.FindingsThese studies discovered that there are diverse set of factors affecting access to electricity in Nigeria especially in the rural areas. However, respondent residing in rural areas are still largely deprived access to electricity; most importantly, households with no access to electricity are more likely to use self-generating sets as revealed. Additionally, empirical findings indicated that the higher the level of your education and wealth, the higher the likelihood of having access to electricity in Nigeria. These factors included political will to connect the rural areas to the national grid, development of other infrastructures in those deprived areas and others.Practical implicationsThe problem confronting access to electricity in Nigeria has three components. The first is the significance of those deprived access to electricity in the rural areas and the physical resources needed to connect them to the national grid. The second is the political willingness of the government to have equitable distribution of public goods evenly between rural and urban areas especially on electricity access which will go a long way in reducing poverty in Nigeria. The third is lack of robust national development plans and strategy to tackle the problems facing electricity access in Nigeria.Social implicationsAs the rate of socioeconomic status/development increases, access to electricity is anticipated to rise up in Nigeria.Originality/valueThe findings can be used by the policy makers to address problems facing access to electricity in Nigeria.

Determinants of technical efficiency in agriculture in new EU member states from Central and Eastern Europe

2014 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Štefan Bojnec ◽  
Imre Fertő ◽  
Attila Jámbor ◽  
József Tóth
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
New Eu Member States

Technical efficiency in agriculture of 10 new EU member states is analysed by Data Envelopment Analysis and econometric panel data analysis. Technical efficiency in agriculture is significantly positively associated with agricultural factor endowments, average farm size, farm specialisation, small-scale farms, and technological change. Foreign direct investments have an ambiguous effect. Reform and institutional developments, large-scale privatisation and price liberalisation, and urban- rural income gap are associated with technical efficiency in agriculture positively. An increase in technical efficiency in agriculture and the development of the rural economy are seen as a strategy to boost the level of living standards in agriculture and in rural areas.

scholarly journals Performance Assessment Based on the Relative Efficiency of Indian Opencast Coal Mines Using Data Envelopment Analysis and Malmquist Productivity Index

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4902
Author(s):  
Biswaranjita Mahapatra ◽  
Chandan Bhar ◽  
Sandeep Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Malmquist Productivity Index ◽  
Productivity Index ◽  
Scale Efficiency ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Using Data

Coal is the primary source of energy in India. Despite being the second-largest coal-producingcountry, there exists a significant difference in demand and production in India. In this study, the relativeefficiency of twenty-eight selected opencast mines from a large public sector undertaking coal companyin India for 2018–2019 was assessed and ranked by using data envelopment analysis (DEA). This studyused input-oriented DEA with efficiency decomposition to pure technical efficiency, technical efficiency,and scale efficiency. The result showed that 25% and 36% of mines were efficient in technical efficiencyand pure technical efficiency, respectively, whereas the eight mines scale efficiency was inefficient witha decreasing return to scale. Further, in this study, theMalmquist Productivity Index (MPI)was employedto measure the efficiency of the selected mines for three consecutive years (2016–2017 to 2018–2019).The result shows that in only three mines the efficiency is continuously improving from 2016–2017 to2018–2019, whereas in more than 20% of mines the efficiency score is decreasing. Comparing theMPIefficiency and productivity assessment throughout the years, changes in innovation and technology areincreasing from 2017–2018 to 2018–2019. Finally, the study concluded with a comprehensive evaluationof each variable with mines performance. The author formulated the strategies, which in turn help coalprofessionals to improve the efficiency of the mine.

Demographic and socioeconomic factors affecting infant mortality in Egypt

1990 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Y. Aly
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Socioeconomic Factors ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Reduce Infant Mortality ◽  
Nationally Representative

SummaryThis paper analyses the relative importance of demographic and socioeconomic factors with respect to their role in reducing infant mortality in Egypt.Logit analyses of data from a nationally representative sample of Egyptian households, and for urban and rural households separately, indicate that demographic factors have more effect on infant mortality than socioeconomic factors. The results also show the need to improve housing in urban areas and sewerage systems in rural areas in order to reduce infant mortality. One of the most important policy conclusions, however, concerns the importance of providing a vigorous educational campaign to enlighten mothers and prospective mothers in both rural and urban areas on the positive effects of breast-feeding, longer birth intervals, and fewer children on the survival of infants.

Operating Efficiency Analysis of Energy Industries in Taiwan

2013 ◽  
Vol 869-870 ◽  
pp. 612-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nattanin Ueasin ◽  
Anupong Wongchai
Keyword(s):  
Regression Model ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Operating Efficiency ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Taiwan Stock Exchange ◽  
Energy Companies ◽  
Tobit Regression Model

The energy business has played an important role in an economic growth of Taiwan because the market share is in the high value that can make a significant contribution towards regional and local employment. However, Taiwan is lack of energy resources, making the country highly relies on an import for more than 98 percent of its all energy. At present, a top priority of the countrys policy is to develop clean, sustainable, independent, and efficient energy in order to eliminate the vulnerability from external disruption. Therefore, this research aims to assess the operating efficiency and to analyze factors affecting the efficiency scores of the registered energy companies in the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) recorded during 2003-2012. The super-efficiency data envelopment analysis (SE-DEA) was initially applied to reveal the additional efficiency scores, followed by the Tobit regression model used to analyze what factors determine the efficiency scores. The empirical results showed that seven DMUs performed efficiently, ranking from 7.29 to 1.02. The company with the best operating performance was Taiwan Cogeneration Corporation (TCC), while the Great Taipei Gas Corporation (GTG) revealed the worst efficiency score. Furthermore, the Tobit regression model explained that the higher number of the local employees, the greater the efficiency scores were. Besides, the lower number of the shareholders, the greater the efficiency scores were. As a result, the Taiwans government is supposed to encourage all energy companies to have a higher number of local employees and shareholders to increase their efficiency scores.

scholarly journals Analisis Efisiensi pada Pra dan Pasca Initial Public Offering (IPO) Panin Dubai Syariah Bank

Al-Muzara ah ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-37
Author(s):  
Dina Wening Ati Dianti ◽  
Irfan Syauqi Beik ◽  
Ascarya
Keyword(s):  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Initial Public Offering ◽  
Information Disclosure ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Scale Efficiency ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Public Offering ◽  
Better Than

Panin Dubai Syariah Bank (PDSB) conducted an initial public offering (IPO) in January 2014 and was also registered as the first Islamic bank (IB) to conduct an IPO. With an IPO, PDSB is required to provide information disclosure and increase the company's competitive advantage. This study aims to determine 1) financial performance pre and post implementation of the PDSB IPO; 2) the efficiency of the pre and post implementation of the PDSB IPO compared to the IB BUKU 2. The study used a quantitative descriptive approach. The type of data used is secondary data in the form of annual report IB BUKU 2 2010-2017 and IB publication reports. Data were analyzed using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model to measure efficiency as a concept for evaluating PDSB performance. The results showed (1) CAR pre IPO better than post IPO. BOPO, NPF and FDR there are no significant differences between pre IPO and post IPO (2) PDSB efficiency scores in 2010-2017 are always more efficient when compared to IB BUKU 2. There are significant differences in the parameters of technical efficiency, pure technical efficiency, and scale efficiency on pre-IPO, while post-IPO significant differences only in the efficiency of technical efficiency and scale efficiency.

Kecekapan Teknik Firma Usahawan Melayu Dalam Sektor Perkhidmatan

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noorasiah Sulaiman ◽  
Rahmah Ismail
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Marketing Channel ◽  
Efficiency Score ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Computer Usage ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Services Sector ◽  
The Government

Kewujudan usahawan Melayu adalah selaras dengan dasar kerajaan untuk mewujudkan Masyarakat Perdagangan dan Perindustrian Bumiputera (MPPB), yang telah diberi penekanan dalam tempoh Dasar Ekonomi Baru (DEB), 1971–1990. Usahawan Melayu merupakan komponen terbesar usahawan Bumiputera. Walaupun banyak kelebihan dan kemudahan yang diperolehi usahawan Melayu, terutamanya dari pihak kerajaan, kebanyakan mereka masih lagi beroperasi pada tahap yang kurang cekap. Usahawan Melayu dikatakan sering menghadapi masalah dalam menjalankan perniagaan seperti kekurangan modal, kekurangan kemahiran, menggunakan teknologi lapuk dan saluran pemasaran yang terhad. Artikel ini bertujuan mengukur kecekapan teknik 294 firma perkhidmatan milik usahawan Melayu yang telah ditemubual menggunakan borang soal selidik pada 2001/2002 di seluruh Semenanjung Malaysia. Mereka terlibat dalam pelbagai aktiviti perkhidmatan yang boleh dikategorikan kepada empat subsektor yang besar. Dalam mengukur kecekapan teknik, kaedah Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) digunakan. Selanjutnya artikel ini bertujuan mengenal pasti faktor penentu tahap kecekapan teknik. Bagi tujuan ini, tahap kecekapan teknik dianggarkan terhadap pemboleh ubah bebas seperti tahap pendidikan pengusaha, penggunaan komputer, saiz firma, peratus perbelanjaan latihan dan peratus perbelanjaan penyelidikan dan pembangunan menggunakan pendekatan model Tobit. Kajian mendapati kebanyakan firma perkhidmatan Melayu beroperasi pada tahap kecekapan yang masih rendah. Selanjutnya kajian ini mendapati tahap penggunaan komputer adalah faktor penentu penting tahap kecekapan teknik firma perkhidmatan milik usahawan Melayu ini. Kata kunci: Data Envelopment Analysis, kecekapan teknik, skor kecekapan, usahawan Melayu, sektor perkhidmatan The emergence of Malay entrepreneurs is in tandem with government policy to create Bumiputera Commerce and Industrial Community (BCIC), which had been emphasized during the New Economic Policy (NEP), 1971–1990. The Malays form major component of Bumiputera entrepreneurs. Despite of many privileges received by the Malay entrepreneurs, especially from the government, they are still less efficient. The Malay entrepreneurs have more frequently encountered problems such as lack of fund, lack of skilled workers, obsolete technology and limited marketing channel. This paper attempts to measure technical efficiency of 294 Malay firms in the services sector surveyed in 2001/2002 in Peninsular Malaysia. They were involved in several types of services industries which can be categorized into four large subsectors. This study adopts Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in measuring technical efficiency. Further, this paper aims to examine the determinants of efficiency by estimating level of technical efficiency as a function of entrepreneursí education level, level of computer utilization, firm size, percentage of training expenditure and research and development expenditure. The estimation used Tobit Model. The results from this study show that the majority of Malay firms are still less efficient. Further, the result shows that computer usage is an important determinant of level of efficiency for the Malay firms in the services sector. Key words: Data Envelopment Analysis, technical efficiency, efficiency score, Malay entrepreneur, services sector

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