The Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems in New Member States of the European Union: A Nonparametric DEA Approach

Giedrė Dzemydaitė; Ignas Dzemyda; Birutė Galinienė

doi:10.1515/eb-2016-0012

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The Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems in New Member States of the European Union: A Nonparametric DEA Approach

Economics and Business

Volume 28 (2016): Issue 1 (April 2016)

By: Giedrė Dzemydaitė, Ignas Dzemyda and Birutė Galinienė

Open Access

|Jun 2016

Abstract

This paper evaluates the Eastern and Central EU regions according to the efficiency level of innovation systems by application of nonparametric data envelopment analysis (DEA). The most technologically inefficient NUTS2 regions of Central and Eastern EU are identified. The governmental institutions in these regions should enforce a higher level of regional innovative activity, as regional potential to create a higher value to the economy with current resources has not been reached yet.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/eb-2016-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2256-0394 | Journal ISSN: 1407-7337

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Published online: Jun 10, 2016

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Keywords:

Data envelopment analysis,

innovation systems,

regional efficiency

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