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TY - JOUR
T1 - The efficiency of Higher Education Institutions in England revisited
T2 - comparing alternative measures
AU - Johnes, Geraint
AU - Tone, Kaoru
N1 - This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Tertiary Education and Management on 06/07/2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13583883.2016.1203457
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - Data envelopment analysis has often been used to evaluate efficiency in the context of higher education institutions. Yet there are numerous alternative non-parametric measures of efficiency available. This paper compares efficiency scores obtained for institutions of higher education in England, 2013-14, using three different methods: the original Charnes et al. (1978) method and two slacks-based methods (SBM-Min and SBM-Max) developed by Tone (2001, 2015). The findings suggest that results are highly sensitive to methodology chosen. Hence caution is required in applying the results in any policy context.
AB - Data envelopment analysis has often been used to evaluate efficiency in the context of higher education institutions. Yet there are numerous alternative non-parametric measures of efficiency available. This paper compares efficiency scores obtained for institutions of higher education in England, 2013-14, using three different methods: the original Charnes et al. (1978) method and two slacks-based methods (SBM-Min and SBM-Max) developed by Tone (2001, 2015). The findings suggest that results are highly sensitive to methodology chosen. Hence caution is required in applying the results in any policy context.
KW - higher education
KW - efficiency
KW - data envelopment analysis
U2 - 10.1080/13583883.2016.1203457
DO - 10.1080/13583883.2016.1203457
M3 - Journal article
VL - 23
SP - 191
EP - 205
JO - Tertiary Education and Management
JF - Tertiary Education and Management
SN - 1358-3883
IS - 3
ER -