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Evaluation and Development of Environmental and Health Efficiency: Case of V4 Countries
Evaluation and Development of Environmental and Health Efficiency: Case of V4 Countries

Author(s): Roman Lacko, Peter Markovič, Slavka Šagátová, Zuzana Hajduová
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Management and complex organizations, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Ekonomický ústav SAV a Prognostický ústav SAV
Keywords: healthcare; environment; efficiency; DEA; truncated regression;

Summary/Abstract: The study deals with the topic of evaluation and comparison of environmental efficiency and efficiency of health care systems in the V4 countries during the period from 2009 to 2017. The uniqueness of this study lies in the comparison of two different types of efficiencies and in the selection of the object of research. The aim of this paper was to examine the possible relationship between environmental and health efficiency in the V4 countries and to reveal the common determinants of these efficiencies. We implemented the method of two-step Data envelopment analysis, in which, we determined the values of input CCR and BCC health and environmental efficiency in the first step and then in the second step, we used the method of truncated regression to verify the effects of selected determinants of computed efficiencies in V4 countries. Based on these analyses, we found that although there is no significant relationship between the values of health efficiency and environmental efficiency, some determinants significantly affect both types of efficiencies.

  • Issue Year: 68/2020
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 1040-1056
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English