15 results on '"Zero sum gains"'
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2. Allocation of CO2 Emissions with Zero Sum Gains Data Envelopment Analysis Models.
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Lei Wen and Er nv Zhang
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EMISSIONS (Air pollution) ,CARBON dioxide mitigation ,ZERO sum games ,MATHEMATICAL optimization ,RESOURCE allocation -- Mathematical models - Abstract
Along with China's increasing share in global total CO
2 emissions, there is a necessity for China to shoulder large emission mitigating responsibility. The allocation of carbon dioxide emission allowances has become one of the most important global issues. In view of originality, an improved zero sum gains data envelopment analysis optimization model, which could deal with the constant total amount resources allocation, is proposed in this study. This paper contributes to the existing resource allocation method and allocates China's provincial CO2 emissions in 2013 from the view of technical efficiency. The allocation results reveal that several energyabundant provinces such as Shanxi and Inner Mongolia need to take more responsibilities in CO2 emissions reduction. After the ZSG-DEA allocation, all provinces' CO2 emissions are on ZSG-DEA frontier. The allocation results indicate that different provinces have to shoulder different mitigation burdens in terms of emission intensity reduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
3. Regional allocation of carbon emissions in China based on zero sum gains data envelopment analysis model.
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Lei Wen and Er nv Zhang
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CARBON & the environment ,DATA envelopment analysis ,EMISSION control ,ATMOSPHERIC carbon dioxide ,ENVIRONMENTAL geography - Abstract
Along with China's increasing share in global total CO
2 emissions, there is a necessity for China to shoulder large emission-mitigating responsibility. The appropriate allocation of CO2 emission quotas can build up a solid foundation for future emissions trading. In views of originality, an optimized approach to determine CO2 emissions allocation efficiency based on the zero sum gains data envelopment analysis (ZSG-DEA) method is proposed. This paper uses a non-radial ZSG-DEA model to allocate CO2 emissions between different Chinese provinces by 2020 and treats CO2 as the undesirable output variable. Through the calculation of efficiency allocation amounts of provincial CO2 emissions, all provinces are on the ZSG-DEA efficiency frontier. The allocation results indicate that the cumulative optimal amounts of CO2 emissions in 2020 were higher than the actual amounts in 13 provinces, and lower in other 17 provinces, and show that different provinces have to shoulder different mitigation burdens in terms of emission reduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2016
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4. Efficient allocation of CO2 emissions in China: a zero sum gains data envelopment model.
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Miao, Zhuang, Geng, Yong, and Sheng, Jichuan
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EMISSIONS (Air pollution) , *DATA envelopment analysis , *ECOLOGICAL impact , *CARBON dioxide & the environment , *CARBON dioxide reduction - Abstract
The appropriate allocation of CO 2 emission quotas can build up a solid foundation for future emissions trading. Building CO 2 emissions allocation mechanism has significant practical implications. Based on radial zero sum gains data envelopment (ZSG-DEA) allocation model, this paper uses a non-radial ZSG-DEA model to allocate CO 2 emissions between different Chinese provinces. Unlike previous studies treating CO 2 as the input variable, we treat CO 2 as the undesirable output variable. The modified model can better reflect macro-production process while earlier relevant models treated CO 2 emissions as inputs. This paper contributes to the existing resource allocation method and allocates China's provincial CO 2 emissions from the view of technical efficiency. The results of our paper reveal that (1) between 2006 and 2010 the cumulative optimal amounts of CO 2 emissions were higher than the actual amounts in 12 provinces, and lower in other 18 provinces. (2) Several energy-abundant provinces such as Shanxi and Inter Mongolia need to take more responsibilities in CO 2 emissions reduction. (3) After the ZSG-DEA allocation, all provinces' CO 2 emissions are on ZSG-DEA frontier, which reflects the overall “Pareto Optimality”. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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5. MODELS OF SUBSIDY ALLOCATION AMONG CITY DISTRICTS.
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Dlouhý, Martin
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SUBSIDIES ,BUDGET ,RESOURCE allocation ,PUBLIC administration ,QUANTITATIVE research - Abstract
The article presents a paper which aims at analyzing the areas in which budget of the City of Prague, Czech Republic is used in the form of subsidies. The research is focused on the budget allocation in a manner which will improve the cost of local public administration. The research was conducted by using the quantitative methods as it doesn't requires any other sources for data collection.
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- 2014
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6. Modelling undesirable outputs with zero sum gains data envelopment analysis models.
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Gomes, E. G. and Lins, M. P. E.
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DATA envelopment analysis ,LINEAR programming ,MULTIVARIATE analysis ,DECISION making ,CARBON compounds ,PROBLEM solving ,EMISSION spectroscopy ,EMISSION control ,EMISSIONS (Air pollution) ,POLLUTION control industry - Abstract
Data envelopment analysis (DEA) literature has proposed alternative models for performance assessment in the presence of undesirable outputs, such as pollutant emissions, where increased outputs imply reduced performance. However, the case where global equilibrium of outputs should be imposed has not yet been considered. We propose that the zero sum gains DEA (ZSG-DEA) models look especially suitable for treating equilibrium models, where the sum of the quantities produced by all decision-making units can be set as the upper admissible bound. This paper uses ZSG-DEA models to evaluate the carbon dioxide emission case study, which can be considered part of the Kyoto Protocol statement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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7. Large discreet resource allocation: a hybrid approach based on dea efficiency measurement
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João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello, Eliane Gonçalves Gomes, and Lidia Angulo Meza
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alocação de recursos discretos ,Mathematical optimization ,lcsh:Mathematics ,resource allocation ,algoritmo seqüencial ,Context (language use) ,Management Science and Operations Research ,lcsh:QA1-939 ,Hybrid approach ,DEA ,Work (electrical) ,ganhos de soma zero ,Data envelopment analysis ,Economics ,Resource allocation ,Point (geometry) ,zero sum gains ,Hybrid model ,step-by-step allocation algorithm ,Integer (computer science) - Abstract
Resource allocation is one of the traditional Operations Research problems. In this paper we propose a hybrid model for resource allocation that uses Data Envelopment Analysis efficiency measures. We use Zero Sum Gains DEA models as the starting point to decrease the computational work for the step-bystep algorithm to allocate integer resources in a DEA context. Our approach is illustrated by a numerical example.A alocação de recursos é um dos problemas clássicos da Pesquisa Operacional. Neste artigo é proposto um modelo híbrido para alocar recursos, que faz uso de medidas de eficiência calculadas por Análise de Envoltória de Dados (DEA). São usados modelos DEA com Ganhos de Soma Zero como ponto de partida para reduzir o esforço computacional do algoritmo seqüencial para alocação de recursos discretos em DEA. A abordagem aqui proposta é aplicada a um exemplo numérico.
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- 2008
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8. Uniformização da fronteira eficiente em modelos de análise de envoltória de dados com ganhos de soma zero e retornos constantes de escala
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João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello, Eliane Gonçalves Gomes, and Marcos Pereira Estellita Lins
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Returns to scale ,retornos constantes de escala ,lcsh:Mathematics ,Zero (complex analysis) ,Management Science and Operations Research ,lcsh:QA1-939 ,constant returns to scale ,DEA ,realocação da produção ,Calculus ,ganhos de soma zero ,Production (economics) ,Applied mathematics ,zero sum gains ,Constant (mathematics) ,Mathematics ,production reallocation - Abstract
Nos modelos DEA com Ganhos de Soma Zero (DEA-GSZ) a restrição dos modelos DEA clássicos de total liberdade de produção ou de uso dos recursos é substituída pela restrição de soma total constante de inputs ou outputs. Neste artigo são apresentados o modelo DEA-GSZ com retornos constantes de escala (DEA-GSZ CCR) e um estudo de caso sobre a realocação do número de aprovados em um concurso vestibular.When using Zero Sum Gains DEA models (ZSG-DEA), classical DEA models restriction of total freedom of production or resources use is replaced by the constant sum of inputs or outputs restriction. In this paper we develop ZSG-DEA models with constant returns to scale (ZSG-DEA CCR) and employ it in the reallocation of the quantity of approved students in the "vestibular".
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- 2005
9. Uniformization of frontiers in non-radial ZSG-DEA models: an application to airport revenues
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João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello, Lidia Angulo Meza, Eliane Gonçalves Gomes, and Aline Bandeira de Mello Fonseca
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Mathematical optimization ,tarifas aeroportuárias ,lcsh:Mathematics ,airport fees ,Extension (predicate logic) ,Management Science and Operations Research ,lcsh:QA1-939 ,Uniformization (probability theory) ,Zero (linguistics) ,DEA ,Data envelopment analysis ,ganhos de soma zero ,Revenue ,zero sum gains ,Constant (mathematics) ,projeções não radiais ,non-radial projections ,Mathematics - Abstract
We propose in this paper an extension to the Zero Sum Gains Data Envelopment Analysis model (ZSG-DEA). The proposed approach takes into account, simultaneously, non-radial projections and cone-ratio weights restrictions. We developed an iterative approximate algorithm to solve this model, as in the case study it is oriented only to the constant sum output. The theoretical approach is applied to the concession of discounts and surcharges problem, in terms of airport fees.É proposta neste artigo uma extensão do modelo de Análise de Envoltória de Dados com Ganhos de Soma Zero (DEA-GSZ). Esta extensão considera simultaneamente projeções não radiais e restrições do tipo cone-ratio. Mostra-se necessário para a resolução do modelo proposto, o uso de um algoritmo iterativo aproximado. Isto se deve ao fato de o modelo ser orientado a somente um dos outputs, o de soma constante. O modelo teórico desenvolvido é exemplificado a um problema de concessão de descontos e sobretaxas em tarifas aeroportuárias.
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- 2010
10. Reallocating Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emission in EU15 Countries
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Serrão, Amilcar J
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DEA, Zero Sum Gains, Movement along the Efficient Frontier, Smoothed Frontier, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Environmental Economics and Policy, Q54, Q56 ,DEA ,Zero Sum Gains ,Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,Movement along the Efficient Frontier ,Smoothed Frontier - Abstract
This research work uses an alternative approach for modeling agricultural greenhouse gas emissions as an undesirable output, based on the zero sum gains DEA model (ZSG-DEA BCC model). This approach reallocates agricultural greenhouse gas emissions among EU15 countries. The reallocation analysis of greenhouse gas emissions permits countries that increase their emissions negotiate the emissions reduction with the others. This negotiation process might create a quota trade system for agricultural activity.
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- 2010
11. Allocating financial resources for competitive projects using a zero sum gains DEA model
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GOMES, E. G., SOUZA, G. da S. e, ELIANE GONCALVES GOMES, SGE, and GERALDO DA SILVA E SOUZA, SGE.
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Zero sum gains ,DEA ,Resouce allocation ,Efficiency - Abstract
In this paper we use a Zero Sum Gains Data Envelopment Analysis model (ZSG-DEA) to allocate financial resources for competitive projects managed by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa) research centers. The initial output measurement in the production process modeled is the amount of financial resources available, uniformly distributed among research centers. The input variables are proxies for the intensity of projects externally funded, quality of project management, and level of participation in complex researches. The allocation proposed has maximum global efficiency.
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- 2010
12. Reallocating Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emission in EU15 Countries
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Serrao, Amilcar
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Zero Sum Gains ,DEA ,Smoothed Frontier ,Movement along the Efficient Frontier ,Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,Environmental Economics and Policy - Abstract
This research work uses an alternative approach for modeling agricultural greenhouse gas emissions as an undesirable output, based on the zero sum gains DEA model (ZSG-DEA BCC model). This approach reallocates agricultural greenhouse gas emissions among EU15 countries. The reallocation analysis of greenhouse gas emissions permits countries that increase their emissions negotiate the emissions reduction with the others. This negotiation process might create a quota trade system for agricultural activity.
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- 2010
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13. Greenhouse gases emission quotas distribution model based on technical efficiency measurements
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João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello, Eliane Gonçalves Gomes, and Marco Aurélio Macedo
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Zero sum gains ,DEA ,Hybrid returns to scale ,Emissões de CO2 ,Business and International Management ,Ganhos de soma zero ,CO2 emissions ,Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering ,Retornos híbridos de escala - Abstract
O Protocolo de Kyoto representa um importante compromisso ecológico assumido por diversos países, com destaque à questão das cotas de carbono permitidas a cada país emitir. Para decidir de maneira mais justa sobre esta divisão, recorreu-se aos modelos Data Envelopment Analysis - DEA. É aqui proposta uma variante do modelo DEA com Ganhos de Soma Zero (DEA-GSZ), que permite o comportamento híbrido dos retornos de escala na fronteira de eficiência. Este modelo foi usado no estudo da redistribuição de cotas de CO2 entre países. Os resultados mostram-se mais adequados do que aqueles obtidos com o modelo DEA-GSZ clássico. The Kyoto Protocol is an important ecological compromise undertaken by many countries. One of its most important points is the carbon emission quota allowed to each country. In order to fairly allocate these quotas, we used the DEA models. The Zero Sum Gains Data Envelopment Analysis - DEA (ZSG-DEA) model with hybrid returns to scale was proposed to solve this problem. This model was used to reallocate the CO2 quotas among the countries. The results found were more adequate than those obtained by the classic ZSG-DEA models.
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- 2010
14. Large discreet resource allocation: a hybrid approach based on DEA efficiency measurement
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GOMES, E. G., MELLO, J. C. C. B. S. de, MEZA, L. A., Eliane Gonçalves Gomes, Embrapa-SGE, João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello, Universidade Federal Fluminense, and Lidia Angulo Meza, Universidade Federal Fluminense.
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Zero sum gains ,Step-by-step allocation ,resource allocation - Abstract
Resource allocation is one of the traditional Operations Research problems. In this paper we propose a hybrid model for resource allocation that uses Data Envelopment Analysis efficiency measures. We use Zero Sum Gains DEA models as the starting point to decrease the computational work for the step-bystep algorithm to allocate integer resources in a DEA context. Our approach is illustrated by a numerical example. Made available in DSpace on 2011-04-09T12:48:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Largediscreetresourcesallocation.pdf: 242202 bytes, checksum: 40500d8f84b0047ba8437be1bf7e94bc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-10
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- 2008
15. Redistribuição de inputs e outputs em modelos de análise envoltória de dados com ganhos de soma zero
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João Carlos Correia Baptista Soares de Mello, Eliane Gonçalves Gomes, and Marcos Pereira Estellita Lins
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smoothed frontier ,DEA ,deslocamento pela fronteira ,fronteira suavizada ,lcsh:Mathematics ,ganhos de soma zero ,movement along the efficient frontier ,Management Science and Operations Research ,zero sum gains ,lcsh:QA1-939 - Abstract
Neste artigo apresenta-se uma extensão do modelo DEA com Ganhos de Soma Zero (DEA-GSZ) para os casos em que devido à redução de outputs (para que a soma seja constante) há a possibilidade ou a imposição de redução dos inputs utilizados. Nesses casos não há o deslocamento da fronteira como um todo, mas sim o deslocamento das DMUs pela fronteira eficiente (ou pelas camadas de iso-eficiência), o que provoca a deformação da fronteira. São apresentados os casos bidimensional e multidimensional. Para este, devido à complexidade dos algoritmos de determinação de faces do poliedro envolvente (fronteira DEA), é proposto o uso do modelo de suavização da fronteira que substitui a fronteira clássica linear por partes por uma única equação polinomial.This paper presents an extension to the Zero Sum Gains DEA model (ZSG-DEA) useful for the cases in which the output reduction (sum of the output is constant) obliges reductions in the inputs values. Instead of displacing the frontier, the DMUs move themselves along the efficient frontier (or iso-efficiency layers). The bidimensional and multidimensional cases are illustrated. For the latter case, due to the complexity of the algorithms that compute all the faces of the efficient frontier, we propose the use of the smoothed DEA frontier model.
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- 2004
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