Cross-Country Efficiency of Secondary Education Provision: A Semi-Parametric Analysis with Non-Discretionary Inputs
By António Afonso. Social Science Research Network, 2006
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We address the efficiency of expenditure in education provision by comparing the output (PISA results) from the educational system of 25, mostly OECD, countries with resources employed (teachers per student, time spent at school). We estimate a semi-parametric model of the education production process using a two-stage procedure. By regressing data envelopment analysis output scores on nondiscretionary variables, both using Tobit and a single and double bootstrap procedure, we show that inefficiency is strongly related to GDP per head and adult educational attainment.
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management Science and Operations Research
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In Economics and Econometrics
- António Afonso
- V. Tanzi
- Ludger Schuknecht
- Francisco Pedraja-Chaparro
- Javier Salinas-Jiménez
- José Manuel Cordero-Ferrera
- Ricardo M. Sousa
- Matt Andrews
In Management Science and Operations Research
- António Afonso
- Francisco Pedraja-Chaparro
- Javier Salinas-Jiménez
- José Manuel Cordero-Ferrera
- V. Tanzi
- Ludger Schuknecht
- Matthaios D. Delis
- Antonis Adam
Citations in the corpus
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- Efficiency in education: a review of literature and a way forward (2017, neutral): “Education system (country or multi-country) level studies Observed in: Gershberg and Schuermann (2001), Hanushek and Luque (2003), Afonso and Aubyn (2006), Kocher et al (2006), Giménez et al (2007), Agasisti (2011b) (2014), Thieme et al (2012), Aristovnik (2013).”
- Measuring efficiency in education: an analysis of different approaches for incorporating non-discretionary inputs (2008, methodology): “Aubyn ( 2005 ) applies the second one to correct the scores obtained in first stage.”