Multidirectional Dynamic Inefficiency Analysis: An Extension to Include Corporate Social Responsibility
1 Introduction
2 Dynamic Multidirectional Inefficiency Analysis with CSR Incorporated
3 Dataset
4 Results
5 Conclusions
References
Stochastic DEA
1 Introduction
2 Stochastic DEA
3 Distributional Assumptions on E
4 Measuring Technical Efficiency
5 Conclusions
References
Internal Benchmarking for Efficiency Evaluations Using Data Envelopment Analysis: A Review of Applications and Directions for Future Research
1 Introduction

Intro
Preface
Contents
Contributors
Introduction
1 General Insights and Concepts
2 The Book Chapters and Contents
2.1 Part 1
2.2 Part 2
2.3 Part 3
3 Concluding Remarks
References
Part 1
Production Economics and Economic Efficiency
References
Data Envelopment Analysis: A Review and Synthesis
1 Introduction
2 The Origin of Frontier Methods
3 The Original DEA Model
4 The Evolution of the DEA Methodology
5 DEA Applications Roadmap
6 Opportunities for Future Developments in DEA
References

Stochastic Frontier Analysis: A Review and Synthesis
1 Introduction
2 Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA)
2.1 The SFA Method
2.2 SFA Approach in EE
3 Applications of SFA in EE Assessment
4 Policy Recommendations and Possible Future Research Applications of SFA
5 Concluding Remarks
References
Part 2
Combining Directional Distances and ELECTRE Multicriteria Decision Analysis for Preferable Assessments of Efficiency
1 Introduction
2 Using ELECTRE Outranking to Set a "Preferable Direction"
3 Numerical Example
4 Conclusions
References

Benefit-of-the-Doubt Composite Indicators and Use of Weight Restrictions
1 Introduction
2 BoD Composite Indicators Based on DEA Models
3 BoD Composite Indicators Based on Directional Distance Functions
4 Incorporating Value Judgments in BoD Composite indicators
4.1 Restrictions to Virtual Weights in CIs
4.2 Direct Weight Restrictions in CIs
5 Graphical Interpretation of a Directional BoD Model
5.1 Directional BoD Model with Virtual Weight Restrictions
5.2 Directional BoD Model with ARI Restrictions
6 Conclusions
References

2 Methodological Procedure
3 Results
4 Internal Longitudinal Benchmarking: An Empirical Application
5 Discussion
6 Conclusions
References
Part 3
Recent Advances in the Construction of Nonparametric Stochastic Frontier Models
1 Introduction
2 Identification
3 Estimation
3.1 Full Separability
3.2 Weak Separability
3.3 No Separability
4 Concluding Remarks
References
A Hierarchical Panel Data Model for the Estimation of Stochastic Metafrontiers: Computational Issues and an Empirical Application
1 Introduction
2 The Model and Its Estimation