Stochastic vs. deterministic frontier distance output function: Evidence from Brazilian higher education institutions

Letti, Ariel Gustavo; Bittencourt, Maurício Vaz Lobo; Vila, Luis E.

doi:10.1007/s11123-022-00636-1

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“…This result suggests that universities with an older history are more efficient in teaching and research. This result supports the findings of previous studies (Castano & Cabanda, 2007; Letti et al, 2022; Mousa & Ghulam, 2019; Rhaiem & Amara, 2020; Tran & Villano, 2017). These results can be attributed to the fact that top‐ranked universities tend to be more selective in recruiting human resources and are more committed to improving their institutions.…”

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“…In these studies, the number of units, number of students, full‐time equivalent students, and number of programs were used as indicators of the size of the institution. In this study, the number of units in the university was used as an indicator of size in line with other studies. Prestige and reputation of the university : Several studies have indicated that the prestige and reputation of a university play an important role in determining its efficiency scores (Castano & Cabanda, 2007; Letti et al, 2022; Mousa & Ghulam, 2019; Rhaiem & Amara, 2020; Tran & Villano, 2017). As an indicator of this factor, the number of accreditations of the institution (Amara et al, 2020), the year of establishment of the university (Kuo & Ho, 2008; Wolszczak‐Derlacz & Parteka, 2011), the age of the university (Kounetas et al, 2011; Warning, 2004), and academic reputation score (Mensah & Werner, 2003) were used.…”

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“…Prestige and reputation of the university: Several studies have indicated that the prestige and reputation of a university play an important role in determining its efficiency scores (Castano & Cabanda, 2007;Letti et al, 2022;Mousa & Ghulam, 2019;Tran & Villano, 2017). As an indicator of this factor, the number of accreditations of the institution (Amara et al, 2020), the year of establishment of the university (Kuo & Ho, 2008;Wolszczak-Derlacz & Parteka, 2011), the age of the university (Kounetas et al, 2011;Warning, 2004), and academic reputation score (Mensah & Werner, 2003) were used.…”

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“…In this study, data on knowledge transfer was used as a proxy for third mission efficiency. Letti et al (2022) analyzed the efficiency of 56 federal universities in Brazil with data from 2010 to 2016 using DEA and stochastic frontier analysis. This analysis covers teaching, research, patents, and third mission activities.…”

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Previous studies on the efficiency of higher education institutions have generally approached the functions of higher education from a limited perspective, and the studies have followed traditional methods. The aim of this study is to determine the teaching, research, and third mission technical efficiency of universities, to rank efficient universities, to identify potential areas for improvement, and to examine the determinants of efficiency scores and the differences in scores in terms of various variables. In this study, the efficiency of 187 universities was measured by data envelopment analysis. Efficiency criteria were weighted by both objective and subjective multi‐criteria decision‐making (MCDM) methods and ranked by different MCDM methods. Beta and Linear regression were performed to determine the factors on efficiency scores. According to the results of the study, the most efficient universities are in the fields of research, teaching, and third mission, respectively. Budget criterion is the most important input criterion. Number of graduates, number of publications, and number of social responsibility projects are the most important output criteria. Having an older history positively predicts teaching and research efficiency. The size of universities and being located in developed regions negatively predict research and third mission efficiency. There is a positive relationship between rankings in teaching, research, and third mission. This research provides more comprehensive information to universities by considering teaching, research, and third mission efficiency separately. Second, this research proposes a new methodology for higher education efficiency measurement by integrating DEA and hybrid MCDM. Finally, this research provides new insights by analyzing factors related to teaching, research, and tertiary mission efficiency.

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“…In addition to this constraint, one can cite other characteristics of SFA models that led to our choice for non-parametric DEA models: SFA is a parametric approach (i.e., we need to specify a functional form for the efficiency frontier) and the need to impose additional assumptions about the production possibility set and the data generating process. In addition, SFA models assume stochastic relationships, i.e., deviations from the frontier may be due to inefficiencies or noise in the data (LETTI et al, 2022).…”

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Stochastic vs. deterministic frontier distance output function: Evidence from Brazilian higher education institutions

Cited by 6 publications

References 34 publications

Teaching, research, and third mission efficiency of universities: A data envelopment analysis and hybrid multi‐criteria decision‐making approach

Teaching, research, and third mission efficiency of universities: A data envelopment analysis and hybrid multi‐criteria decision‐making approach

Multidimensional performance assessment of a sample of beef cattle ranches in the Pantanal from a data envelopment analysis perspective

A new concept of education-innovation-economy-environment sustainability system: a new framework of strategy-based network data envelopment analysis

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