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Cooperatives offer significant opportunities for economic empowerment of people in difficult economic climates. However, concerns exist in literature on the efficiency level of these organisations in relation to members’ deposits and financial-related factors. This study analysed the influence of members’ deposits and related financial factors on the efficiency level of cooperative organisations.

Z punktu widzenia rynku pracy i gospodarki w ogóle rok 2021 wyraźnie różni się od ostatnich kilku lat. Najważniejszym tego powodem jest zniesienie ograniczeń wprowadzonych w związku z pandemią wywołaną przez wirus SARS‑CoV–2. Jednym ze skutków serii obostrzeń było pogorszenie sytuacji na rynku pracy, który również powoli zaczął się odtwarzać. W niniejszym artykule postanowiliśmy przybliżyć sytuację na rynku pracy makroregionu centralnego w Polsce w 2021 roku oraz zbadać efektywność działań podejmowanych w celu ograniczenia bezrobocia przez powiatowe urzędy pracy na wspomnianym obszarze. Badanie efektywności zostało przeprowadzone za pomocą modelu DEA, uwzględniającego niekontrolowalne wyniki. Następnie oceniono istotność i siłę wpływu zmiennych opisujących regionalne uwarunkowania na wskaźnik efektywności z modelu DEA za pomocą modelu tobitowego. Dane pochodziły z wojewódzkich i powiatowych urzędów pracy, GUS‑u oraz Ministerstwa Rodziny i Polityki Społecznej. Przeprowadzone badanie wykazało, że w 2021 roku – w porównaniu z rokiem 2020 – sytuacja na rynku pracy się poprawiła. W makroregionie centralnym zaczęło spadać bezrobocie, choć zmiany te nie przebiegały jednakowo we wszystkich powiatach. Tylko jedna piąta powiatowych urzędów pracy w optymalny sposób przekształcała nakłady w wyniki. W pozostałych urzędach często występowała bardzo silna efektywność. Model tobitowy wskazał, które zmienne w istotny sposób wpływają na efektywność powiatowych urzędów pracy. Zdaniem autorów nieefektywność urzędów pracy nie wynika wyłącznie ze stosowanych przez nie rozwiązań. Po ustąpieniu pandemii na rynku pracy dały się zaobserwować niekorzystne zjawiska, na które urzędy mają znikomy lub wręcz żaden wpływ. Zaliczamy do nich duży wzrost udziału długotrwale bezrobotnych w ogólnej liczbie bezrobotnych oraz dużą liczbę osób, które wielokrotnie rejestrują się jako bezrobotni. Ta grupa dobrowolnie bezrobotnych rzadko jest zainteresowana skierowanymi do nich działaniami powiatowych urzędów pracy.

Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie i ocena prowadzonych za pomocą metody Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) i indeksu Malmquista badań dotyczących polskich placówek oświatowych. Wykorzystano systematyczny i krytyczny przegląd literatury przedmiotu do zobrazowania postępu badań nad edukacją podstawową i ponadpodstawową. Badania zostały przeanalizowane ze względu na różne kryteria, biorąc pod uwagę: 1) metodę DEA i indeksu Malmquista, 2) grupy i poziom analizy systemu oświatowego, 3) źródła danych i zmienne przyjęte do badania. Wyniki przeglądu pokazują, że choć badań dotyczących polskiego szkolnictwa oświatowego jest niewiele w porównaniu z analizami szkolnictwa wyższego, to są one stosunkowo bardziej zróżnicowane niż badania uczelni. Wcześniej jednak nie dokonano przeglądu badań dotyczących wykorzystania metody DEA i indeksu Malmquista w zakresie analizy systemu oświaty w Polsce, dlatego niniejszy artykuł wypełnił znalezioną lukę badawczą. Ponadto, wskazano w nim niezagospodarowane obszary oraz źródła danych i modele wykorzystywane w dotychczasowych badaniach, co powinno ukierunkować przyszłych badaczy zajmujących się analizą systemu oświaty na dalszy rozwój i rozszerzenie prowadzonych badań.

The different sectors of the livestock industry play an important role in meeting the increasing demand for animal products in both Hungary and Croatia. The general objective of this study was to investigate and compare the efficiency of the livestock sectors in Croatia and Hungary using the Data Envelopment Analysis method. In this paper, the technical efficiency of the dairy, beef, broiler, sheep and goat, and pig sectors from 2014 to 2017 is investigated based on the Farm Accountancy Data Network database. This paper compared farms of different size classes based on the Standard Production Value for more detailed insights. Among the five main livestock sectors, Hungary performs better in terms of farm technical efficiency in the dairy and beef sectors, while Croatia has higher efficiency scores in the sheep sector. The performances in the pig and broiler sectors are almost the same in both countries. Moreover, in the Hungarian poultry, pig, sheep and goat sectors and the Croatian dairy, beef and pig sectors, the technical efficiency of small-sized farms is better than that of medium-sized farms.

In the current knowledge-based economy paradigm, it is innovativeness that may enable lagging regions to be as competitive as more developed regions. The innovation and efficiency of regional innovation systems (RISs) are crucial for enhancing economic development. Using data envelopment analysis (DEA) with environmental factors, we conducted an assessment of the efficiency of RISs in Polish subregions. On this basis, a list was drawn up of efficient subregions with strong innovation as well as efficient regions with weak innovation. The results confirm that, in most cases, Polish subregions are not using their full potential. While estimating the panel model, RIS features that influenced efficiency were identified, and the positive impact of the innovative milieu, spatial proximity and the share of industry in value added were confirmed. The negative impact of unemployment and factors reflecting the low level of social capital were identified. The obtained results may be the basis for formulating an appropriate innovation policy at the regional level, especially in Central and Eastern European countries. We suggest that the use of the identified patterns, in combination with the individual characteristics of particular regions, may contribute to an improvement in both technological effectiveness and productivity, particularly in weaker regions.

Purpose: The main aim of this paper is to examine the performance in terms of efficiency of six Polish municipalities associated in Local Action Group (LAG) “Polcentrum” with the use of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method. Design/methodology/approach: Despite the specific character of their activities, municipalities are subject to the same assessment in terms of effectiveness and efficiency as private for-profit organizations. However, there are some differences between public and private sector entities with this respect. Helpful in such an issue can be DEA, which is a method especially suitable for the assessment of the efficiency of non-profit organizations, including local government units. Findings: Our analysis allows for concluding that the studied municipalities perform in fact quite uniformly in terms of their efficiency. Therefore, such results are in favor of the statement that due to close cooperation the units may become more homogeneous in terms of performance. Research limitations/implications: The employed DEA method does not allow for concluding whether this unification is associated with improvement in all the units. What needs to be strongly emphasized is that DEA calculates the “relative” efficiency, so it can show how well a given unit is doing when compared to other peer units, but not compared to a “theoretical maximum”. Originality/value: What distinguishes this study is that the administrative units under investigation are very closely related in terms of geographic location, but also in terms of extensive cooperation in LAG. On this basis, we pose a research question of whether such a close relationship translates into a similarity in terms of their performance.

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Globalisation, international trade, tourism, and economic and technological advances have contributed to the development of the aviation industry. In a globally competitive environment, airports need to use their resources efficiently and evaluate their performance to compete with their rivals. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a widely used method in the performance evaluation of airports. This study was aimed to measure the performance and ranking of selected major international airports in 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 using the DEA method, the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solutions (TOPSIS) method, and the Evaluation Based on Distance from Average Solution (EDAS) method. Efficiency analysis has been carried out using CCR-DEA models. Later, performance evaluation of the alternatives was made according to the TOPSIS and EDAS methods. In this study, the ranking of the airports has been compiled according to the results of the DEA, TOPSIS and EDAS methods. The study found that the use of the DEA method together with Multi-Criteria Decision-Making (MCDM) methods such as TOPSIS and EDAS for the performance evaluation of airports allows a full and clear ranking of decision-making units (DMUs).

Sport je důležitou součástí našich životů a také velice významně přispívá k identitě a struktuře moderních měst. Pokud jde o popularitu sportu, zejména fotbalu, stal se významným moderním prvkem, kde se odehrávají specifické druhy ekonomické i sociální interakce. Cílem tohoto článku je navrhnout způsob hodnocení výkonnosti fotbalových klubů na základě metody DEA a Malmquistova indexu. Pro empirickou analýzu byly vybrány profesionální české fotbalové kluby hrající nejvyšší fotbalovou soutěž s názvem Fotuna:Liga. K analýze relativní účinnosti klubů byl použit BCC a CCR model. Studie byla provedena na vzorku 20 klubů hrajících v sezónách 2015/16 - 2019/20. Do modelů byly zahrnuty 2 vstupní proměnné a jedna výstupní proměnná. Pro vybrané kluby byly následně vypočítány hodnoty Malmquistova indexu. Pomocí Malmquistova indexu bylo následně možné kvantifikovat celkovou změnu produktivity faktorů a rozložit ji na technologickou změnu a změnu technické účinnosti. Výsledky ukazují, že české fotbalové kluby dosáhly ve sledovaném období relativně vysoké úrovně efektivity a že nejvyššího skóre efektivity dosáhly tradiční kluby. Tyto výsledky by následně mohly manažerům klubů pomoci zlepšit výkonnost jejich týmů.

Changes introduced to Poland’s education system in 2011 and 2014 amid efforts to adjust it to the needs of the labour market had an effect on the country’s institutions of higher learning. This paper provides an analysis of the efficiency of public and private Polish universities and examines the impact of selected factors in the years that followed. To estimate this efficiency, a Banker, Charnes and Cooper (BCC) model of the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method was used. To gauge the impact of environmental variables on the efficiency of universities, a truncated regression analysis was performed. The results of the study indicate that public universities were more efficient in terms of the number of graduates they produced but less efficient when considering the level of graduate salaries. The opposite was true for private institutions. The level of efficiency was affected by variables related to specific universities and the socio-economic situation of the region in which they operate. The study analyses the efficiency of educational activities of public and private universities, both in terms of the number of graduates and the quality of education and in the context of the labour market. The analysis also considers the level of graduate earnings.

Research background: Islamic banks appeared on the world scene as active players over two decades ago. Many of the principles upon which Islamic banking is based have been commonly accepted all over the world. Financial institutions driven by Islamic principles acquire new clientele without excessive marketing, due to preservation of conservative values. Contrary to the conventional investment banks, their value is based on real money, and not on virtual activities from swap and derivative assets. Competition between conventional (or traditional) and Islamic banks is increasing every day, moreover, Islamic financial institutions are more resistant to the crisis. Our study contains analysis and comparison of economic efficiency of the conventional and Islamic banks. Besides the fact that traditional and Islamic banks apply inputs differently, the reason of better efficiency of Islamic banks may be connected with different approach to the risk management and control of the banking operations by the Sharia commission. Purpose of the article: The main aim of the article is to compare the economic efficiency of the conventional and Islamic banks in Europe. Methods: To achieve the aim of the paper, firstly the selected financial indicators of traditional and Islamic banks in Europe were compared. The second, the analysis of the economic efficiency of the selected 1460 conventional and Islamic financial institutions using DEA methods was conducted. Findings & Value added: Research results indicated methodological differences in the economic efficiency measuring in the Islamic banks. At the same time, the higher economic efficiency of Islamic banks was confirmed. The results are motivating for the follow-up investigation into the causes of higher efficiency of Islamic banks compared to traditional banks.

This paper presents the results of an assessment of technical efficiency of innovations in European Union. Data Envelopment Analysis was used to investigate this subject. Results of simulation experiments were used to anticipate possible suggestions regarding policy measures that may be considered when exploring means to improve the Polish performance. Polish technical efficiency of innovations is below that in the European Union. Poland operates decreasing returns to scale. Special attention should be directed to education, research, and support to SMEs. It is essential to undertake legal changes relative to innovation activities and the attitudes of Poles towards innovativeness in order to improve results. In general the national Innovation System needs to be corrected [or improved]. The key aspect of improvement rests with congestion: overinvestment or inappropriate use of resources. Suggestions for further research of the subject and improvement of the National Innovation System are presented.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of spring barley cultivation to indicate the reasons for its inefficiency and assess the possibility of the carbon footprint reduction potential. Survey data from 113 farms cultivating spring barley in 2016 were used. DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) input oriented models were applied to assess technical, pure technical and scale efficiency. The carbon footprint of crop cultivation and its reduction potential for inefficient farms were estimated. The Fractional Regression Model (FRM) was used to explain how farm specific variables (structural and environmental factors) influence the efficiency of spring barley cultivation. Results indicate that the improvement of spring barley cultivation technology, through the effective use of inputs, especially mineral fertilizers, could lead to a reduction in the carbon footprint of its cultivation by an average of 32%, which, in turn, leads to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 744 kg CO2e per ha. The economic size of farms, farm area, soil quality and annual rainfall significantly affect the results of technical efficiency.

The growing number of the elderly in many countries has made it necessary to develop a wellthought-out policy. In the European Union, the concept of lifelong learning is being promoted which includes third-age universities aimed to activate the elderly through education, learning, expanding knowledge and developing interests, as well as a way of actively spending free time and meeting new people. Third age universities (U3A) have been operating in Poland for over 40 years, but they are very rarely analysed. This article measures the efficiency of twenty U3As operating within state universities in Poland in the 2017/2018 academic year. A non-radial SBM model, which is a non-parametric DEA method, was used to analyse efficiency. The results show that seven U3As were 100% efficient. Two were in a quantitative (number of students) or a qualitative (number of classes) model, and five in both models simultaneously. However, most universities focused on the number of students rather than the number of classes offered to their students.

Celem artykułu jest pomiar za pomocą metody DEA oraz indeksu Malmquista efektywności oraz produktywności administracji publicznego szkolnictwa wyższego. Do badania przyjęto 58 szkół wyższych podlegających Ministerstwu Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego w latach 2014-2017. Uzyskane wyniki efektywności oscylują wokół 70%. Najbardziej efektywne okazały się uczelnie pedagogiczne, a najmniej rolnicze. Natomiast największy wzrost produktywności odnotowano w roku akademickim 2015/2016 w uczelniach technicznych.

The aim of the study is to assess the possibility of reducing greenhouse gas (GC) emissions in thecultivation of maize for grain using the method combining carbon footprint (CF) and Data EnvelopmentAnalysis (DEA). The analysis used survey data from 32 farms. The quantitative assessment of greenhousegas emissions with a breakdown into the main emission sources was presented, and then the possibilitiesof limiting the level of GHG emission in these farms were determined. The emission reduction potentialfor the analyzed farms was specified in the range from 94 to 1,047 kg CO2-eq/ha (from 3.3 to 33.4%).

The article attempts to estimate the efficiency of doctoral studies in 58 public higher education institutions in Poland from 2010 to 2015. The authors employ a hybrid model combining radial and non-radial approaches as part of the non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method. An assessment of both the direct and indirect effectiveness of doctoral studies has been made: from the beginning of studies to obtaining a doctoral degree, and from the start of studies to the launch of a doctoral programme respectively. In the case of both efficiency and effectiveness measurements, two empirical models with different research periods were used. In the first empirical model, the efficiency and effectiveness of studies were estimated at their nominal duration (four years), while in the second model the research period was extended by one year. Only four universities proved to be efficient in the first model and five in the second, while none turned out to be fully effective. Probably the higher level of efficiency is due to high competition between universities in the largest urban conurbations. On the other hand, the effectiveness of doctoral studies is to an extent correlated with the type of higher education institution (technical, pedagogical, etc.). Extending the research period by one year has a greater impact on the efficiency rather than effectiveness of doctoral studies.

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The paper aims to present how to measure the efficiency of activities of scientific libraries in public higher education in Poland using the DEA method. It shows the results of research carried out in 2018 on the group of 44 libraries. Two models, which are elements of the DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) methodology, were used. A non-radial SBM model was the first one, and non-radial Super-SBM, which helped to create a ranking of the efficiency, was the second. Obtained results indicate that most of the examined libraries show relatively low efficiency. Moreover, some differences were observed depending on the type of services they offered. While for stationary library services, the efficiency was estimated at the level of 37%, for the electronic services, it was only 19%. Regarding the type of the institutions where the libraries operated - the best score in the first category (stationary services) was achieved by the physical education academies, and in the second (electronic services) by the university libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Celem niniejszego rozdziału jest przede wszystkim identyfikacja i przedstawienie różnych metod pomiaru efektywności stosowanych w kontekście oceny funkcjonowania instytucji edukacyjnych w tym szkół wyższych. Ponadto dokonano przeglądu badań empirycznych wykorzystujących te metody na wszystkich poziomach edukacji.

W artykule oszacowano efektywność 28 programów studiów MBA w Polsce za pomocą „alokacyjnego” modelu New Cost (Tone 2002) należącego do nieparametrycznej metody DEA. Za nakłady przyjęto liczbę godzin programu MBA oraz jego koszt, zaś za wynik ogólny wskaźnik rankingowy studiów MBA w 2018 roku opracowany przez Perspektywy. Uzyskane wyniki świadczą o przeciętnej efektywności studiów MBA wynoszącej 68%, tylko sześć programów było w pełni efektywne (100%). Średnia wartość redukcji nakładów oscyluje wokół 33%. Sześć programów MBA było jednostkami wzorcowymi dla nieefektywnych studiów.

W artykule przeprowadzono analizę empiryczną efektywności szkół wyższych wraz z estymacją determinujących ją czynników. Próba badawcza składa się z uczelni z 19 krajów europejskich i obejmuje dane dla lat 2011–2014. Na podstawie nieparametrycznej metody DEA oszacowano wskaźniki efektywności, gdzie za nakłady przyjęto: wartość przychodów i liczbę nauczycieli akademickich. W wynikach działalności uczelni ujęto liczbę absolwentów oraz liczbę publikacji. Dodatkowo zbadano relację pomiędzy wybranymi zmiennymi a wskaźnikami efektywności. Rezultaty wskazują, że uczelnie większe i starsze są bardziej efektywne. Porównanie uczelni o tej samej wielkości i roku założenia pokazało, że te z nich, które mają większy odsetek pracowników niebędących nauczycielami akademickim i niższy udział przychodów zewnętrznych w budżecie, charakteryzują się niższą efektywnością.

The aim of the paper was to assess the profit efficiency in representative farms in FADN regions operating in various types of agriculture. For this purpose, clusters of FADN regions with relatively similar dominant types of agriculture were selected on the basis of their partial productivity indicators. Then, efficiency indicators were calculated for each region, using various types of DEA models. The data were adapted from FADN and covered the 2004 and 2015 period. On the basis of analysis conducted in the article, it was found that the farms located in Mediterranean regions were the most efficient. At the same time, in the cluster covering the regions with the most modern agriculture, the efficiency was at a very low level. Farms in most regions operated under the conditions of decreasing economies of scale, although the efficiency of scale itself improved. Moreover, in contrast to 2004, an increase in efficiency in relation to the best practice frontier was observed in 2015.

W artykule zaprezentowano alternatywną koncepcję pomiaru zrównoważonej intensyfikacji (SI), opartą o pomiar efektywności z wykorzystaniem metody DEA, indeksu TFP Malmquista oraz miar odległości euklidesowej i kątowej. Proponowany miernik pozwala określić dynamikę procesu zrównoważonej intensyfikacji, z uwzględnieniem pierwotnego poziomu efektywności nakładów ekonomicznych i ekoefektywności. Zastosowane rozwiązanie pozwala częściowo zniwelować problem ważenia poszczególnych wymiarów zrównoważonego rozwoju. Metodę zastosowano do pomiaru SI w krajach Unii Europejskiej w latach 2005-2013. Uzyskane wyniki potwierdzają występowanie tego procesu w większości krajów oraz przeciętnie w całej UE. Szczególnie szybko postępował on wśród krajów Europy środkowo-wschodniej oraz wśród krajów skandynawskich. Zmiany niezgodne z koncepcją zrównoważonej intensyfikacji postępowały natomiast w krajach Beneluksu oraz na Wyspach Brytyjskich, gdzie następowała poprawa produktywności środowiskowej, kosztem produktywności nakładów ekonomicznych.

W artykule poruszony zostaje problem metodycznych uwarunkowań operacjonalizacji paradygmatu zrównoważonego rozwoju rolnictwa z wykorzystaniem koncepcji ekoefektywności i metody obwiedni danych, DEA. Na podstawie przeglądu literatury zidentyfikowano dylematy przed jakimi staje badacz przyjmujący te perspektywę badawczą. Choć zastosowanie omawianych metod pozwala na ograniczenie problemów związanych z doborem wag i punktu odniesienia, a także różnych jednostek, w których wyrażone są nakłady i efekty działalności rolniczej, wymaga jednocześnie, przyjęcia założenia o nieuwzględnianiu w badaniach czynnika losowego i homogeniczności badanej grupy podmiotów, a także o wymienności nakładów kapitałowych i środowiskowych oraz istnieniu instytucjonalnych ograniczeń nadmiernej eksploatacji zasobów ekologicznych.

The article presents how DEA is used to develop agricultural production efficiency rankings in the EU member states, which can be used as the starting point for evaluating the performance of currently used instruments of economic policy. In the article, statistical data from the FADN were used. Agricultural production was compared for three types of output and four types of input involved. The performed study demonstrated that in 18 out of 28 states, agricultural production had been run efficiently on a macro level. The applied approach also allowed for identifying the causes of inefficiency in the remaining ten states, providing indications for recommended changes in in the way economic instruments are used.

Wzrastający wpływ kapitału ludzkiego na rozwój ekonomiczny oraz niedosta-teczne środki państwowe przeznaczane na finansowanie potrzeb uczelni skłaniają do podejmowania studiów w zakresie analizowania efektywności tych instytucji. Analizy wydajności traktowane jako ocena całego systemu szkolnictwa wyższego na poziomie instytucjonalnym powodowane potrzebą porównywania osiągnięć wielu rodzajów uni-wersytetów, były w ostatnich latach prowadzone w wielu krajach europejskich: Niem-czech, Włoszech, Szwecji, Austrii, Francji i Wielkiej Brytanii. Artykuł jest pierwszą próbą wykorzystania studium DEA na gruncie polskim. Za-prezentowano w nim wyniki pomiaru efektywności z użyciem metody DEA na uczel-niach publicznych podległych Ministerstwu Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego. Artykuł opiera się na danych z 59 uczelni z lat 2001–1007, zaczerpniętych z publikacji w Moni-torze Polskim, Dzienników Urzędowych, MNiSW oraz statystyki GUS. W artykule jest stosowany model na podstawie danych wejściowych, które okre-ślają dwie miary: liczba studentów i liczba nauczycieli akademickich. Miarą danych wyjściowych zaś jest liczba absolwentów poszczególnych uczelni w danym roku. Rezultaty określają przeciętną wydajność uczelni na poziomie 46–77% w zależności od tego, czy brano pod uwagę stałą lub zmienną skalę efektów. Poziom indeksu Malmquista wskazuje na wzrost wydajności działalności uczelni w czasie, jednak margines dokładności zakładanych danych wejściowych sięga 30%.

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This article takes into account the issue of technical efficiency of cooperative banks headquartered in Wielkopolska, which was examined using non-parametric DEA method. The author developed four types of the bank activities, half of which was classified as models of a commercial nature, while the second half as models representing the social aspect of the banks activities. The purpose of demarcation was to conduct a comparative analysis of the two groups of models in terms of technical efficiency, scale and determinants of changes in the efficiency calculated using the Malmquist productivity index. Based on the study it can be stated that the cooperative banks in Wielkopolska achieve higher efficiency in models of a commercial nature. However, greater increase of the efficiency was observed while taking into consideration social models. The main cause of this rise in the analyzed period was mainly due to the improvement of the pure technical efficiency, i.e. reduction of resources wastage.

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The aim of this article is to evaluate the efficiency of teaching activities and qualification of ranking of efficiency of higher vocational education schools in the year 2012. The analysis comprises 25 higher vocational education schools reporting to the supervision of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. This study was used non-parametric method DEA to the calculation of efficiency. The outputs of model include number of graduates and coefficient of employers’ preferences while inputs depending on the specific model are measured by the stationary dotation, total costs or the revenue of the didactic activity and the number of academic staff. There were 8 for model 1 and 2, meanwhile for 3 model 9 effective higher schools. Average ineffectiveness carries out between 83% and 84%.

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Ocena efektywności banku może być przeprowadzana na wielu obszarach: organizacyjnym, finansowym czy też kosztowym. W artykule podjęto próbę oceny efektywności polskiego sektora bankowego oraz potencjalnego związku pomiędzy rentownością a efektywnością działających na terenie Polski banków komercyjnych w latach 2000-2012. W kolejnych punktach artykułu wskazano na ważne miejsce wskaźników rentowności w ocenie działalności banku. Przedstawiono wskaźniki ROE i ROA oraz zaprezentowano relacje między nimi. Biorąc pod uwagę poziom wskaźników ROE i ROA badanych banków wyodrębniono wśród nich banki rentowne i nierentowne. Zaprezentowano nieparametryczną metodę badania efektywności Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Przy wykorzystaniu metody DEA obliczono miary efektywności technicznej banków objętych analizą. W grupie piętnastu rozpatrywanych banków, cztery z nich okazały się efektywnymi w całym okresie badawczym. Przeprowadzona ocena związku w oparciu o współczynnik korelacji Pearsona wykazała bardzo słabą (dla ROE) oraz słabą zależność dodatnią (dla ROA) pomiędzy poziomem rentowności i efektywności banków. Test istotności współczynnika w obu przypadkach, wskazał na brak podstaw do odrzucenia hipotezy zerowej o braku zależności między analizowanymi cechami. Wykorzystanie zmodyfikowanej macierzy BCG pozwoliło zidentyfikować najlepsze podmioty w grupie badanych banków ze względu zarówno na wysoki średni poziom efektywności, jak i rentowności.

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The aim of this article is to evaluate the efficiency of teaching activities carried by public higher education institutions and to examine their potential determinants. The analysis takes into account 50 HEIs over the period 2009-2012. The efficiency scores are calculated on the basis of nonparametric DEA method. It was estimated that among potential efficiency determinants, the share of teaching subsidies from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education is negatively correlated with universities' efficiency (the higher percentage of subsidies from the Ministry in total revenues, the lower the efficiency) while the size of the institution (the size measured by the number of students) is positively correlated with efficiency (larger HEIs were more efficient). Additionally, the efficiency scores depends on the type of the institutions e.g. universities, economic and pedagogical institutions were more efficient than the agricultural ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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