Evaluating R&D performance of EU countries using categorical DEA

KARADAYI M. A., Ekinci Y.

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, cilt.31, sa.2, ss.227-238, 2019 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/09537325.2018.1493191
  • Dergi Adı: Technology Analysis and Strategic Management
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.227-238
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Categorical data, data envelopment analysis, efficiency, R&D, EU
  • İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Over the coming decade, Research and Development (R&D) performance will be the key component of bringing innovation and the determinant of global competitiveness of nations. Therefore, this paper presents categorical Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) for evaluating R&D performance of European Union (EU) countries. We utilise the output-oriented constant returns to scale (CRS) and variable returns to scale (VRS) DEA models with categorical data, namely, CAT-O-C and CAT-O-V models. In addition to DEA based framework, to examine the relationship between R&D performance and political-regulatory-economic situation of the countries; three research hypotheses are stated and their results are analysed. Policy implications about R&D activities can be derived for EU countries from the findings of this study.