Measuring highway efficiency by a DEA approach and the Malmquist index

A growing concern exists regarding the efficiency of public resources spent in transport infrastructures. In this paper, we measure the efficiency of seven highway projects in Portugal over the past decade by means of a data envelopment analysis and the Malmquist productivity and efficiency indices....

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Main Authors: Joaquim Sarmento, Luc Renneboog, Pedro Verga Matos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: TU Delft Open 2017-09-01
Series:European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research
Online Access:https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/ejtir/article/view/3213