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- Title
How to assess sustainability of countries via inverse data envelopment analysis?
- Authors
Hassanzadeh, Amir; Yousefi, Sara; Farzipoor Saen, Reza; Hosseininia, Seyed Shahrooz Seyedi
- Abstract
In this paper, two input-oriented and output-oriented inverse semi-oriented radial measures are presented. Such models are applied to determine resource allocation and investment strategies for assessing sustainability of countries. Our proposed models can deal with both positive and negative data. In our proposed inverse input-oriented data envelopment analysis (DEA) model, optimal inputs are suggested while outputs and efficiency score of decision-making unit (DMU) under evaluation are unchanged. Similarly, in our proposed inverse output-oriented DEA model, optimal outputs are proposed while inputs and efficiency score of DMU under evaluation are kept unchanged. For the first time, we propose two new inverse DEA models to handle resource allocation and investment analysis problems given sustainable development aspects in the presence of negative data. A case study is given for assessing sustainability of countries.
- Subjects
DATA envelopment analysis; INVESTMENT analysis; SUSTAINABLE development; RESOURCE allocation; ECONOMIC aspects of decision making; ECONOMICS
- Publication
Clean Technologies & Environmental Policy, 2018, Vol 20, Issue 1, p29
- ISSN
1618-954X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10098-017-1450-x