Quality and efficiency analysis in the public sector
| Number | 2102 |
|---|---|
| Project manager | Finn Førsund |
| Client | Norges forskningsråd |
| Client project no. | |
| Participants | Dag Fjeld Edvardsen Sverre A. C. Kittelsen |
| Period | 1998 - 2000 (ended) |
Project description
Exemption of quality in efficiency- and productivity studies can create a false image of efficincy differences between different units. It’s reason to believe that the bad coverage of the quality aspect prevents both acceptance for and use of efficiency analysis in the public sector. That is why it is need for a thorough theoretic discussion of the quality term, how to (operasjonalisere) and how it is best to accomplish quantification in practice. The project will include: (i) principle clarification of what that is included in the quality conception regarding services, possibilities for operationalation, and so on, (ii) development of DEA for efficiency and productivity when quality variables are included, (iii) concrete use. Knowledge about the sectors, access to data and results from analysis without explicit usage of quality aspects, cause that the project will start with follow-ups of studies we have performed earlier for the "nursing- and care sector"(?!) and for public colleges. This is financed by others (jfr. "Utfyllende opplysninger.." datert 10.9). During the project it will also be natural to study other sectors. We have similar types of problems in the education sector, from elementary school to university, and in the health sector, from the basic health services to hospitals. Other areas can be kinder gardens, careinsitutions, police and courts, military and general administration. We aim to work parallel with the problems (i)-(iii) above, because the interaction between theory and empiricy will be important.Publications
Scientific Journal
| Author(s): | Title: | Year: | Reference: | Link: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Førsund, Finn R., Sverre A. C. Kittelsen, Vladimir E. Krivonozhko | Farrell Revisited: Visualising properties of DEA Production Frontiers | 2009 | Journal of the Operational Reseach Society 60, 1535-1545 | [PDF] [DOI] |
| Førsund, F.R. and Zanola, R | The art of benchmarking: Picasso prints and auction house perfomance | 2007 | Applied Economics 38(12), 1425-1434 | [PDF] |
| Førsund, F.R. and Zanola, R. | DEA meets Picasso: the impact of auction houses on the hammer price | 2007 | Annals of Operations Research 145, 149-165 | [PDF] |
Book chapter
| Author(s): | Title: | Year: | Reference: | Link: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edvardsen, Dag Fjeld, Finn R. Førsund, Wiljar Hansen, Sverre A.C. Kittelsen and Thor Neurauter | Productivity and Regulatory Reform of Norwegian Electricity Distribution Utilities | 2006 | [PDF] |
Memorandum
This series is published by the Department of Economics, University of Oslo, in cooperation with the Frisch Centre. The list below only contains those memoranda written in connection with projects at the Frisch Centre. A complete list of memoranda is found at http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-7118
| Author(s): | Title: | Year: | Reference: | Link: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Førsund, Finn R., Sverre A. C. Kittelsen, Vladimir E. Krivonozhko | Farrell Revisited: Visualising the DEA Production Frontier | 2007 | No. 15 | [PDF] |
| Kittelsen, Sverre A.C., Guri Galtung Kjæserud and Odd Jarle Kvamme | Errors in Survey Based Quality Evaluation Variables in Efficiency Models of Primary Care Physicians | 2001 | No. 24 | [PDF] |
| Førsund, Finn R. and Espen Erlandsen | Efficiency in the Provision of Municipal Nursing-and Home-Care Services: The Norwegian Experience | 1999 | No. 32 | [PDF] |
Other journals
| Author(s): | Title: | Year: | Reference: | Link: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kittelsen, Sverre A.C. og Finn R. Førsund | Empiriske forskningsresultater om effektivitet i offentlig tjenesteproduksjon | 2001 | Økonomisk forum Nr 6, s. 22-29 | [PDF] |
