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Efficiency of Using Research and Development Expenditures at Voivodship Level
Efficiency of Using Research and Development Expenditures at Voivodship Level

Author(s): Adam Kucharski
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management, Regional Geography, Public Administration, Economic development
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: research and development; DEA method; efficiency; non-radial efficiency

Summary/Abstract: One of the most important criteria dividing countries on developed and developing is technological level of the economy which is a derivative of R&D. We showed in the article, that only a rather small group of voivodships was characterized by a full efficiency of converting the expenditure into effects. Low values of efficiency in dices pay attention for all ineffective provinces. It won’t be possible to say about none of them, that it found near the efficiency border which accompanied by large differences between decision making units. The non-radial DEA model showed that both the internal expenditures (in converting into the thousand residents) and the personnel employed in the R+D work are not used efficiently and what’s more in the considerable degree where in a first of said inputs research units managed by a little more effectively.

  • Issue Year: 16/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 97-112
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: English