Application of the Non-parametric DEA method to Analyze the Efficiency of selected services provided by municipalities, example of public libraries

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek JETMAR
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Optimization Problems ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Dea Model ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Dea Method ◽  
Modeling Data

The paper deals with the possibility of applying the DEA method to measure the efficiency of local public services provided by municipalities and towns in the Czech Republic. It is testing and modeling data on the effectiveness of local libraries, which for 100 years had to provide basic education and disseminate education in municipalities. There are many models in the literature dealing with various problems of efficiency analysis. A particularly suitable and elegant model is the DEA model based on Chebyshev distance. This model can be formulated with both the assumption of constant range returns and the assumption of variable range returns. Similar to the classical DEA model, this method can be formulated as a set of optimization problems looking for weights for given inputs and outputs.

Local Public Service Delivery Arrangements in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

2016 ◽  
pp. 405-423
Author(s):  
Juraj Nemec ◽  
Jana Soukopova ◽  
Beata Mikusova Merickova
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Final Part ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
New Eu Member States

This chapter discusses the issue of efficiency of the different modes of the provision of local public services in two selected new EU member states – the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic and Slovakia have a long common history and it is feasible to include both of them in the analysis. The first main part of the chapter analyses the history, transformation and the current local public delivery arrangements in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with the focus on the efficiency of the different modes of production. The final part tries to explain the main purposes behind the fact that externalisation does not deliver visible improvements.

scholarly journals Municipality Size and Local Public Services: Do Economies of Scale Exist ?

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Soukopová ◽  
Juraj Nemec ◽  
Lenka Matějová ◽  
Michal Struk
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Economies Of Scale ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Fixed Costs ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Local Services ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Using Data

AbstractEconomies of scale are a standard topic in economic theory, frequently applied, for example, in the analysis of monopolies. They exist when a firm optimising its production costs while facing some fixed costs enjoys lower per-unit production costs as the production increases. Similarly to other production units municipalities have to be large enough to minimise average costs. We analysed the local public services in 205 municipalities with extended powers in the Czech Republic for the first time in this context, using regression analysis, a correlation diagram of local public services and statistical analysis. The paper examines this issue using data from 2008 to 2012. Our analysis showed that economies of scale cannot be clearly identified for local services in municipalities with extended powers in the Czech Republic and that the size of a municipality is not a key factor influencing the provision of local services.

Webinar Analisis Efisiensi Perusahaan Dengan DEA

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (02) ◽  
pp. 80-87
Author(s):  
JMV Mulyadi
Keyword(s):  
Data Envelopment Analysis ◽  
Efficiency Analysis ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Data Envelopment ◽  
Dea Model ◽  
Dea Method ◽  
A Company

Abstrak        Tujuan pelatihan ini adalah menjelaskan metode Data Envelopment Analyisis (DEA) sebagai alat analisis efisiensi perusahaan. Penjelasan mencakup pengertian, manfaat, mekanisme, formulasi model DEA dan penggunaan Software Banxia Frotier Analist dan MaxDEA. Pelatihan dilakukan dengan Webinar Nasional  yang dilaksanakan atas kerjasama Sekolah Pascasarjana Universitas Pancasila dengan Muhammadiyah Ranting Mampang Kota Depok. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa metode DEA sangat bermanfaat dan jika dimungkinkan waktunya ditambah dan diperdalam dengan contoh-contoh. Implikasi akademisnya peserta membuat tutorial youtube bagaimana mengoperasikan software Banxia Frontier Analist dan dapat membantu mahasiswa dalam menyusun tesis.  Kata Kunci: data envelopment analysis, efisiensi, banxia frontier analist,        maxdea.   Abstract        The purpose of this training is to explain the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method as a company efficiency analysis tool. The explanation includes the meaning, benefits, mechanisms, formulation of the DEA model and the use of the Banxia Frotier Analist and MaxDEA Software. The training was carried out with a National Webinar which was held in collaboration with the Postgraduate School of Pancasila University and the Muhammadiyah Branch of Mampang Depok City. The results show that the DEA method is very useful and if possible the time is added and deepened with examples. The academic implication is that the participants make a youtube tutorial on how to operate the Banxia Frontier Analist software and can help students in preparing a thesis. Keywords: data envelopment analysis, efficiency, banxia frontier analist, maxdea.

Local Public Service Delivery Arrangements in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

2020 ◽  
pp. 1392-1410
Author(s):  
Juraj Nemec ◽  
Jana Soukopova ◽  
Beata Mikusova Merickova
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Service Delivery ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Main Part ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Final Part ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Local Public Services ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
New Eu Member States

This chapter discusses the issue of efficiency of the different modes of the provision of local public services in two selected new EU member states – the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic and Slovakia have a long common history and it is feasible to include both of them in the analysis. The first main part of the chapter analyses the history, transformation and the current local public delivery arrangements in the Czech Republic and Slovakia with the focus on the efficiency of the different modes of production. The final part tries to explain the main purposes behind the fact that externalisation does not deliver visible improvements.

scholarly journals Technical efficiency and its determinants in the European Union

2016 ◽  
Vol 61 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 275-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Nowak ◽  
T. Kijek ◽  
K. Domańska
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Technical Efficiency ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Dea Method ◽  
The Difference

The study concerns the measurement of the technical efficiency of agriculture in the 27 European Union (EU) countries in 2010. The studies were conducted based on the result-oriented DEA method assuming variable advantages of scale. Moreover, in the study, the factors affecting technical efficiency were identified, and the econometric modelling of their impact was performed with the use of the Tobit model. The studies indicate that across the 27 EU Member States, the level of the technical efficiency of agriculture is diverse, and the difference between the states with the highest and the lowest efficiencies is 40%. Cyprus, Denmark, Greece, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy and Malta were identified as the countries with the thoroughly technically efficient agriculture. In turn, the least technically efficient agriculture is observed for the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia and Slovakia. Taking into account the factors determining the technical agriculture efficiency, it should be noted that the stimulants have proven to be such factors as: the soil quality, the age of the head of the household and the surcharges for investments. In turn, the size of the farm appeared to be irrelevant from the viewpoint of the technical efficiency of the agricultural sector.

scholarly journals Rural schools: wrinklers for mayors?

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kateřina Trnková
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Rural Schools ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Small Schools ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Compulsory Schooling ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Rural Municipalities ◽  
Small Rural Schools

Rural schools: wrinklers for mayors? All municipalities in the Czech Republic are obliged to guarantee access to basic education for children eligible for compulsory schooling. To meet this task, most municipalities establish a primary school whose operational and investment costs they cover. Running a school can be very demanding for rural municipalities. The article presents the results of a questionnaire survey which involved founders (mayors) the so-called small schools with composite classes, situated mainly in small rural municipalities. Based on these results examines the main stereotypes associated with the notion of small rural schools. A hypothetical balance between what the municipality must invest and what benefits the school brings is sought.

scholarly journals Information Science in Technical Education Process in Czech Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cestmir Serafin
Keyword(s):  
Czech Republic ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Educational Programme ◽  
Further Education ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Basic Level

Information and Communication Technologies are one of the basic educa-tions of areas in the Framework Educational Programme for Basic Education to enable students to acquire a basic level of information literacy. The aim is to equip students with elementary skills in operating of computer equipment and modern information and communication technologies, but also to navi-gate in the world of information, creatively work with information and use them in further education and in practical life. The paper deals with the analysis of the situation and draws conclusions on the system of education in the Czech Republic in the context of the chal-lenges of INDUSTRY 4.0 in response to the capture, the robotics industry and services.

Time trends in the relation between the achieved education and the cardiovascular risk factors prevalence and control in general population and in persons with coronary heart disease

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J Bruthans ◽  
O Mayer ◽  
P Sulc ◽  
P Wohlfahrt ◽  
V Lanska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
General Population ◽  
Time Trends ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
University Education ◽  
Funding Source ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background Achieved education is the most consistent and powerful socioeconomic status index and the differences in cardiovascular mortality (CV) according to achieved education in the Czech Republic are over a long period among most pronounced in Europe. Higher prevalence of CV risk factors in less educated is the major factor behind their higher CV morbidity and mortality. Purpose To analyse the changes in prevalence and control of CV risk factors according to achieved education in general population and in patients with stable CHD and their impact on CV mortality. Methods Based on data of 15 590 persons from 7 cross sectional epidemiological surveys carried through the Czech MONICA and post-MONICA project in 1985–2018 in identical 6 districts of the Czech Republic (general population) and on data of 2129 patients from 5 independent descriptive surveys of the Czech EUROASPIRE study in 1995–2018 (patients with stable CHD) time trends of major CV risk factors and their control in respondents with basic, secondary and university education were compared. Results The persons from general population as well as patients with CHD with higher education had consistently lower BMI and lower prevalence of obesity, the differences increased in due time (p<0,001), the prevalence of obesity increased in all educational strata (p<0,001). The total and non-HDL cholesterol were higher in lower educational population strata (p<0,01), but not in CHD patients, there was a very pronounced continuous decrease in all educational strata (p<0,001 for trend). Population systolic and diastolic blood pressures and prevalence of hypertension were higher in men and women with basic education (p<0,01) and decreased during the analysed period (p<0,001). In CHD patients the blood pressure was higher only in women. The prevalence of smoking was higher in men with basic education and decreased in all educational strata (p<0,0001), in women the prevalence of smoking increased in women with basic and decreased in women with secondary and university education (p<0,0001), in CHD patients the prevalence of smoking was lower and did not differ according to education. Prevalence of diabetes and of sedentary life style increased and was more prevalent in general as well as in CHD population in persons with lower education. Conclusion CV risk gradient in general population and in CHD patients decreased with level of education achieved, was present during the whole analysed period and became more pronounced in the 2016–18 survey. The education based differences were more pronounced in factors influenced by lifestyle (BMI, smoking) and less in factors influenced also by medical therapies (blood pressure, cholesterol levels). The impact on CV mortality is to be expected more pronounced in general CV prevention and less in already treated population. Observation of healthy life style remains a basic problem in CV prevention, particularly in persons with elementary education. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Agency for Medical Research, Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic

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