scholarly journals Efficiency of international cooperation schemata in African countries: A comparative analysis using a data envelopment analysis approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Martin-Perez ◽  
Natalia Martin-Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
International Aid ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Services Delivery ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Development Organisation ◽  
Research Gap

Background: Efficiency measurement by means of data envelopment analysis (DEA) in the non-profit sector has focused on the so-called Stage I of non-profit organisations, namely, fundraising efforts (which are the most influential determinants of raising funds in order to increase the amount of contributions). However, for the so-called Stage II of non-profit organisations, namely, spending the achieved resources to program services delivery, DEA studies are very scarce. In attempting to address this research gap and to the best of our knowledge, this investigation is the first study that applies DEA to the assessment of international cooperation schemata. Consequently, we offer a significant contribution to the literature by overcoming the limitations of other techniques used to assess the efficiency and providing new insight into the efficiency of targeted different international cooperation schemata (ICS) in international cooperation development projects.Aim: The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the efficiency of the ICS of developmental projects funded by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development.Setting: Our setting is composed of different international cooperation projects funded with different schemata by the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development between 2002 and 2006 in two African countries that are top priority targets of Spanish international aid: Morocco, and Mozambique.Methods: Using a sample of 48 international cooperation projects carried out in two African countries considered priorities in the Spanish Cooperation Master Plan, we analyse project efficiency using DEA.Results: The findings suggest that some schemata are more efficient than others when applied to international cooperation projects (ICS). Specifically, we find that permanent open-call subsidies are more efficient than non-governmental development organisation subsidies.Conclusion: Measures for evaluating international aid projects with respect to efficiency are problematic. The DEA method provides an ex-post meausure of efficiency that allows for the measurement in a specific and objetive way of the results achieved by each project and to propose corrective actions for the future. The comparison among ICS provides an opportunity to identify the conditions under which an ICs may achieve greater efficiency

scholarly journals Benchmarking the operational efficiency of major U.S. trucking firms using data envelopment analysis

2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hokey Min ◽  
Seong Jong Joo
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
The United States ◽  
Operational Efficiency ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Logistics Industry ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Using Data

In an era of downsizing and financial cutbacks, the operational efficiency of trucking firms dictates their competitiveness and survival. In an effort to help trucking firms develop a winning formula in the fiercely competitive logistics industry, this research aims to develop a meaningful set of benchmarks that will set the tone for best practices. In particular, a data envelopment analysis (DEA) is described. DEA has proven to be useful for measuring the operational efficiency of various profit or non-profit organizations. Using the examples of major trucking businesses in the United States, the usefulness of data envelopment analysis for the continuous improvement of trucking services is illustrated.

scholarly journals African pathway to achieve inclusive growth: COMESA case study

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samar H. Albagoury
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Growth Rates ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The relationship between economic growth performance and achieving inclusive growth, especially concerning poverty rate, is a subject of continuous argument in economic literature. Although some argue that this relationship is deterministic, i.e. achieving economic growth will definitely reduce poverty and enhance inclusive growth, others believe that the relationship between growth and poverty is conditional, depends mainly on the status of income distribution in this country, i.e. if the growth is combined with a significant improve in distribution then it will reduce poverty. Design/methodology/approach Africa is a clear example of the nexus between economic growth and poverty reduction. Although many African countries manage to achieve relatively high growth rates, hit two digits in some cases, during the last decades, poverty still widely spread in those countries. Of the 30 poorest countries in the world, 24 are African countries. And about 50% of African people still live under the poverty line. Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), which could be considered as one of the fastest growing regions in Africa, is not an exception; although the region achieves relatively high growth rates, poverty and inequality are still among the region’s main development challenges. Findings This paper found that the economic growth rate achieved in COMESA countries could not be considered as inclusive growth as it does not combine with adequate enhancement in inclusiveness indicators. And that the structural characteristics of those countries economy and its inelasticity are the main reasons behind this inefficiency. Originality/value In this context, this paper aims to evaluate the effectiveness of economic growth achieved in COMESA countries in achieving inclusive growth and to identify the main factors affecting this relationship by using two steps data envelopment analysis. Although this method is originally developed to evaluate the relative economic efficiencies, the main contribution of this paper is the adaptation of data envelopment analysis to evaluate the efficiency of economic growth achieved in COMESA countries in enhancing inclusive growth dimensions such as poverty rate, inequality, unemployment, education, health, and then to identify in its second step the main indicators that could be used to explain the variation in efficiency scores.

scholarly journals Technical Efficiency Of Social Foundations In A Multidimensional Context

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imelda S. Dorado ◽  
Emilyn Cabanda
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Returns To Scale ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Dea Model ◽  
Social Foundations ◽  
Efficiency Assessment ◽  
Constant Returns To Scale

The paper is the first attempt at examining the technical efficiency and benchmarking the performance of 15 social foundations in the Philippines for the period 2000-2005 using the data envelopment analysis (DEA) model. The 65.55% of social foundations are operating at increased returns to scale, 4.45% at decreased returns to scale and 30% at constant returns to scale. Forty percent of firms are efficiently utilizing their expenses and the majority shows resource excesses (capital and labor). All firms show output deterioration for donations and total awards to beneficiaries. With the aid of the DEA tool, measurement of the efficiency of social foundations has been verified and proven as manageable and quantifiable from a multidimensional assessment. Results reveal the importance of technical efficiency assessment for the non-profit sector.

scholarly journals Ideias e Agenda da Cooperação Prestada: o Caso do Prosavana | Ideas and delivered cooperation agenda: the ProSAVANA case

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. e59050
Author(s):  
Laís Caroline Kuss
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
International Aid ◽  
Agricultural Area ◽  
Causal Beliefs ◽  
Policy Agenda ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Brazilian Identity

Alguns fatores domésticos determinam a alocação da ajuda internacional, contribuindo com as abordagens que procuram uma interface entre o doméstico e o externo, o que não é diferente na cooperação brasileira. Neste trabalho, busca-se explorar um desses fatores, as ideias que, ao influenciarem a política externa e a cooperação prestada pelo Brasil, podem ter influenciado também a adoção do ProSAVANA na agenda da Política Externa Brasileira. Portanto, a partir de uma revisão bibliográfica e documental, depreende-se que o programa de cooperação triangular entre Brasil, Moçambique e Japão na área agrícola, assinado em 2009, sofreu influências de visões de mundo, crenças causais e normas de seu tempo. A exemplo disso, a identidade brasileira, enquanto modelo de país em desenvolvimento para os países africanos, e sua posição de liderança, buscada a nível global.Palavras-chave: ideias; cooperação internacional; política externa; ProSAVANA.ABSTRACTSome domestic factors determine the allocation of international aid, contributing to approaches that seek an interface between the domestic and the external, that is not different in Brazilian cooperation. In this research, we seek exploring one of these factors, ideas, which influencing foreign policy and cooperation provided by Brazil, may also have influenced theadoption of ProSAVANA on the Brazilian Foreign Policy agenda. Therefore, from a bibliographic and documentary review, it appears that the program, triangular cooperation between Brazil, Mozambique and Japan in the agricultural area (signed in 2009) was influenced by worldviews, causal beliefs and norms of its time, such as Brazilian identity as a model of developing country for African countries and its leadership position, sought globally.Keywords: ideas; international cooperation; foreign policy; ProSAVANA. Recebido em: 10 abr. 2021 | Aceito em: 18 ago. 2021.

scholarly journals Os determinantes da eficiência na Atenção Primária à Saúde dos municípios paulistas: um modelo georreferenciado

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiago Silveira Gontijo ◽  
Ilka Afonso Reis
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Per Capita

Resumo Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo mensurar a eficiência dos gastos em Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS) dos municípios paulistas e avaliar sua correlação com a densidade demográfica e o tamanho populacional dos municípios, assim como com sua localização geográfica e seu PIB per capita. Realizou-se uma avaliação ex post, quantitativa e descritiva acerca da eficiência do gasto em APS para uma amostra dos municípios paulistas (n=509), considerando os dados do ano de 2015. A presente pesquisa fez uso de um modelo de Data Envelopment Analysis com Supereficiência para detectar e remover outliers. Por fim, verificou-se a magnitude da relação existente entre os escores de eficiência calculados e as variáveis não discricionárias. Verificou-se que a média dos escores de eficiência após a exclusão dos municípios supereficientes (outliers) tornou-se maior (IC99%: 0.127; 0.213). Em média, os municípios paulistas são moderadamente ineficientes no tocante aos gastos com APS (ϴ = 0.488). Destaca-se que os municípios situados na faixa Leste do Estado de SP tendem a ter maiores níveis de eficiência e que a eficiência é inversamente proporcional ao tamanho populacional. O SUS possui notado subfinanciamento, mas há espaço para melhorias na gestão dos gastos e aumento da eficiência no serviço prestado.

scholarly journals Assessment of transit transport corridor efficiency of landlocked African countries using data envelopment analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 114 (1/2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Enagnon H. Fanou ◽  
Xuping Wang
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Scale Efficiency ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Comparative Performance ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Dea Models ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Using Data

We used a data envelopment analysis (DEA) to examine the efficiency and performance of transport systems of landlocked African countries (LLACs). We conducted a comparative performance efficiency analysis of transfer transport systems for LLACs’ corridors. Three different types of DEA models were proposed and used to measure the relative efficiencies of transit transport using a 6-year data set (2008–2013) of some selected LLACs. The results show that the average pure technical and scale efficiency scores are 90.89% and 37.13%, respectively. Two units (13.33%) are technically efficient (technical and scale efficiency) while four units (26.66%) are only purely technically efficient over the observed period. Swaziland was the most efficient corridor while the Central African Republic corridor was the least efficient throughout the monitored years. The results indicate the relevance of minimising trade costs to stimulate landlocked countries’ exports.

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