Cross-Country Efficiency of Secondary Education Provision: A Semi-Parametric Analysis with Non-Discretionary Inputs

Afonso, António; St. Aubyn, Miguel

doi:10.2139/ssrn.726688

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Cross-Country Efficiency of Secondary Education Provision: A Semi-Parametric Analysis with Non-Discretionary Inputs

39 Pages Posted: 21 Jun 2005

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António Afonso

University of Lisbon - ISEG (School of Economics and Management); UECE (Research Unit on Complexity and Economics); ISEG Lisbon School of Economics and Management,Universidade de Lisboa; REM - Research in Economics and Mathematics

Miguel St. Aubyn

Technical University of Lisbon - ISEG (School of Economics and Management); UECE (Research Unit on Complexity and Economics)

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Date Written: June 2005

Abstract

We address the efficiency of expenditure in education provision by comparing the output (PISA results) from the educational system of 25, mostly OECD, countries with resources employed (teachers per student, time spent at school). We estimate a semi-parametric model of the education production process using a two-stage procedure. By regressing data envelopment analysis output scores on nondiscretionary variables, both using Tobit and a single and double bootstrap procedure, we show that inefficiency is strongly related to GDP per head and adult educational attainment.

Keywords: education, technical efficiency, DEA, bootstrap, semi-parametric

JEL Classification: C14, C61, H52, I21

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Afonso, António and St. Aubyn, Miguel, Cross-Country Efficiency of Secondary Education Provision: A Semi-Parametric Analysis with Non-Discretionary Inputs (June 2005). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=726688 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.726688