How not to measure the efficiency of public services (and how one might)
By M. Stone. 2002
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Summary. The single‐input case of the ‘technical efficiency’ theory of M. J. Farrell is reformulated geometrically and algebraically. Its linear programming developments as ‘data envelopment analysis’ are critically reviewed, as are the related techniques of ‘stochastic frontier analysis’. The sense and realism of using data envelopment analysis or stochastic frontier analysis techniques, rather than some value‐based method, for the assessment of police force efficiency are questioned with reference to the Spottiswoode report and related studies.
Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management Science and Operations Research
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- Changes in Operational Efficiency and Firm Performance: A Frontier Analysis Approach (2013, unknown): “Another perspective argues that incentive mechanisms aimed at promoting productive efficiency may influence the choice of the number of outputs to produce, especially for public and regulated private entities (Stone 2002: 424).”
- When, where and how to perform efficiency estimation (2011, methodology): “We hope that the information provided in this paper can pinpoint some of the perceived problems associated with efficiency analysis as pointed out by Stone (2002) and others.”