Re-Examining Scale Elasticity in DEA

Tone, K. and Sahoo, B. K. (2006), Re-examining Scale Elasticity in DEA, Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 145, No. 1, Pages: 69-87.

Posted: 18 Nov 2012

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Kaoru Tone

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

Biresh Sahoo

Xavier Institute of Management

Date Written: 2006

Abstract

We propose a new scheme for measuring scale elasticity of production based on a new cost efficiency model developed in Tone (2002). Comparing our model with classical model we establish the superiority of our model over the latter based on the premise that the classical estimates of cost efficiency and scale elasticity can be illusory.

Keywords: DEA, cost efficiency, returns to scale, scale elasticity

JEL Classification: D24, C61

Suggested Citation

Tone, Kaoru and Sahoo, Biresh K., Re-Examining Scale Elasticity in DEA (2006). Tone, K. and Sahoo, B. K. (2006), Re-examining Scale Elasticity in DEA, Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 145, No. 1, Pages: 69-87., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2177217

Kaoru Tone

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) ( email )

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Biresh K. Sahoo (Contact Author)

Xavier Institute of Management ( email )

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India
+91 674 6647 735 (Phone)

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