Advanced search
Publication Cover
Applied Economics Letters Volume 11, 2004 - Issue 10
Submit an article Journal homepage
121
Views
32
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Aggregation bias and its bounds in measuring technical efficiency

Rolf Färe Department of Economics, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
,
Shawna Grosskopf Department of Economics, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
&
Valentin Zelenyuk * Department of Economics, Economics Education and Research Consortium (EERC) and National University ‘Kyiv-Mohyla Academy’, vul. Voloska 10, office 406, Kyiv, 040070, Ukraine
Pages 657-660 | Published online: 21 Aug 2006

Citations (32)

Keep up to date with the latest research on this topic with citation updates for this article.

Subscribe to citation updates

Read on this site (10)

A. M. Aldanondo & V. L. Casasnovas. (2015) Input aggregation bias in technical efficiency with multiple criteria analysis. Applied Economics Letters 22:6, pages 430-435.
Read now
Antonio Peyrache & Cinzia Daraio. (2012) Empirical tools to assess the sensitivity of directional distance functions to direction selection. Applied Economics 44:8, pages 933-943.
Read now
Carmelo Reverte & Isidoro Guzman. (2010) The predictive ability of relative efficiency for future earnings: an application using data envelopment analysis to Spanish SMEs. Applied Economics 42:21, pages 2751-2757.
Read now
DaroldT. Barnum & JohnM. Gleason. (2010) DEA efficiency analysis involving multiple production processes. Applied Economics Letters 17:7, pages 627-632.
Read now
Darold T. Barnum, John M. Gleason & Brendon Hemily. (2009) Using panel data analysis to estimate confidence intervals for the DEA efficiency of individual decision making units. Applied Economics 41:26, pages 3319-3326.
Read now
Darold T. Barnum & John M. Gleason. (2008) Bias and precision in the DEA two-stage method. Applied Economics 40:18, pages 2305-2311.
Read now
Darold T. Barnum & John M. Gleason. (2007) Technical efficiency bias in data envelopment analysis caused by intra-output aggregation. Applied Economics Letters 14:9, pages 623-626.
Read now
Darold T. Barnum & John M. Gleason. (2006) Biases in technical efficiency scores caused by intra-input aggregation: mathematical analysis and a DEA application using simulated data. Applied Economics 38:14, pages 1593-1603.
Read now
Darold T. Barnum & John M. Gleason. (2006) Measuring efficiency in allocating inputs among outputs with DEA. Applied Economics Letters 13:6, pages 333-336.
Read now
Darold Barnum & John Gleason. (2005) Technical efficiency bias caused by intra-input aggregation in data envelopment analysis. Applied Economics Letters 12:13, pages 785-788.
Read now

Articles from other publishers (22)

Valentin Zelenyuk. (2023) Productivity analysis: roots, foundations, trends and perspectives. Journal of Productivity Analysis 60:3, pages 229-247.
Crossref
Chiara Colamartino, Anna Rita Dipierro, Pierluigi Toma & Massimo Frittelli. (2023) What lies behind the success of Italian GIs products? Questioning tradition in consortia via aggregated conditional efficiency. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 87, pages 101578.
Crossref
Ali Homayoni, Reza Fallahnejad & Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi. (2021) Cross Malmquist Productivity Index in Data Envelopment Analysis. 4OR 20:4, pages 567-602.
Crossref
Emil Heesche & Mette Asmild. (2022) Implications of aggregation uncertainty in Data Envelopment Analysis: An application in incentive regulation. Decision Analytics Journal 4, pages 100103.
Crossref
Subhash C. Ray. 2022. Handbook of Production Economics. Handbook of Production Economics 1083 1116 .
Valentin Zelenyuk. 2022. Handbook of Production Economics. Handbook of Production Economics 1039 1079 .
Irene Daskalopoulou. 2020. Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research 1 3 .
Subhash C. Ray. 2020. Handbook of Production Economics. Handbook of Production Economics 1 34 .
Bao Hoang Nguyen & Valentin Zelenyuk. 2021. Data-Enabled Analytics. Data-Enabled Analytics 123 158 .
Valentin Zelenyuk. (2020) Aggregation of inputs and outputs prior to Data Envelopment Analysis under big data. European Journal of Operational Research 282:1, pages 172-187.
Crossref
Victor V. Podinovski & Tatiana Bouzdine-Chameeva. (2020) Consistency of returns-to-scale characterizations of production frontiers with respect to model specification. European Journal of Operational Research 280:2, pages 609-620.
Crossref
Valentin Zelenyuk. 2020. Handbook of Production Economics. Handbook of Production Economics 1 40 .
Heinz Ahn, Peter Bogetoft & Ana Lopes. (2018) Measuring potential sub-unit efficiency to counter the aggregation bias in benchmarking. Journal of Business Economics 89:1, pages 53-77.
Crossref
Ana M. Aldanondo-Ochoa, Valero L. Casasnovas-Oliva & M. Carmen Almansa-Sáez. (2017) Cross-constrained Measuring the Cost-environment Efficiency in Material Balance Based Frontier Models. Ecological Economics 142, pages 46-55.
Crossref
A. Arandia & A. Aldanondo-Ochoa. (2011) Pollution shadow prices in conventional and organic farming: an application in a Mediterranean context. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research 9:2, pages 363.
Crossref
Yasar A. Ozcan & Roice D. Luke. (2010) Health Care Delivery Restructuring and Productivity Change: Assessing the Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) Using the Malmquist Approach. Medical Care Research and Review 68:1_suppl, pages 20S-35S.
Crossref
Endre Bjørndal, Mette Bjørndal & Kari-Anne Fange. 2010. Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Economics. Energy, Natural Resources and Environmental Economics 317 342 .
Pavlo Demchuk & Valentin Zelenyuk. (2009) Testing differences in efficiency of regions within a country: the case of Ukraine. Journal of Productivity Analysis 32:2, pages 81-102.
Crossref
Wuwei Li. (2009) Research on Evaluation of Technological Innovation Efficiency in Chinese Industry. Research on Evaluation of Technological Innovation Efficiency in Chinese Industry.
Robin Cross & Rolf Färe. (2008) Farrell efficiency under value and quantity data. Journal of Productivity Analysis 29:3, pages 193-199.
Crossref
Darold T. BarnumJohn M. GleasonBrendon Hemily. (2008) Using Panel Data Analysis to Estimate DEA Confidence Intervals Adjusted for the Environment. Journal of Transportation Engineering 134:5, pages 215-223.
Crossref
Valentin Zelenyuk & Vitaliy Zheka. (2006) Corporate Governance and Firm’s Efficiency: The Case of a Transitional Country, Ukraine. Journal of Productivity Analysis 25:1-2, pages 143-157.
Crossref

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Supercharge Your Next Research Paper: Research and write your next paper with Jenni AI.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.