Danijela Rabar

• Professor
• Juraj Dobrila University of Pula

Economic activities’ efficiency represents the level of performance that uses the lowest quantity of inputs to achieve the highest possible amount of output. This paper presents the process of calculating the relative efficiency of separate non-financial activities in an economy using the DEA methodology. The purpose of this paper was to create the...

The hospital sector is one of the most critical components of the healthcare system. The hospital care industry can be affected by many internal and external factors. From the hospital management point of view, this points to an ongoing need for measuring and analyzing the comparative efficiency of hospitals, emphasizing indicators that can influen...

This paper describes the improved performance measuring model for vessel dry-docking. Dry-docking represents the operation where the vessel is put out of the water to clean and coat the vessels, and equipment check. This model deals with data collected from thirty-four completed dry-dockings, all supported by the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) met...

Many studies to date have shown serious disproportions in the level of economic development of Croatian local units, i.e., cities and municipalities. This indicates a need to analyze their comparative efficiency from different angles. This study uses five fiscal indicators to research the period from 2007 to 2019 empirically. The non-parametric dyn...

Newbuilding dry-docking is a part of the shipbuilding manufacturing process, common for vessels built on slipways. The subject of this research is steel-built vessels intended for non-restricted sea-going navigation. Based on former experience, the necessity of the dry-docking projects measurement has been noted as a managerial tool for performance...

Economic efficiency and possibilities of its improvement have become one of the leading imperatives of all world countries. On the other hand, there is an increase in energy-consuming activities and waste, with overexploitation of most easily accessible energy resources and the global warming problem as predictable consequences. The relationship be...

Public health services, as a preventive aspect of health care, are essential for the sustainability of the entire health care system. However, the context of public health services, which focus is primarily on prevention, is not a common setting when measuring the efficiency within nonparametric evidence-based approach. The aim of this study is to...

Vjerojatnost se u svakodnevnom životu koristi prilično često, a da toga mahom nismo niti svjesni. Najčešće se spominje u kontekstu igara na sreću, što je samo jedna od njezinih brojnih praktičnih i širokom auditoriju vrlo zanimljivih primjena. Stoga se i vjerojatnosni pojmovi u nastavi matematike najčešće uvode kroz primjere koji uključuju bacanje...

Neravnomjeran gospodarski rast hrvatskih županija ukazuje na potrebu analize njihove usporedne (relativne) efikasnosti. Pritom bi, između ostaloga, istraživanje bilo zanimljivo usmjeriti na pokazatelje pod dominantnim utjecajem fiskalne politike. Upravo je to tema ovoga rada, a istraživanjem je obuhvaćeno razdoblje od 2002. do 2015. godine i uključ...

The unbalanced economic growth of Croatia over the years points to the need for an analysis of certain aspects of its economic performance. Among other things, it would be interesting to focus on the relationship between key macroeconomic indicators and foreign direct investment (FDI) as a growth-enhancing component , which is the subject of this p...

Neravnomjeran gospodarski rast hrvatskih županija ukazuje na potrebu analize njihove usporedne (relativne) efikasnosti. Pritom bi, između ostaloga, istraživanje bilo zanimljivo usmjeriti na pokazatelje pod dominantnim utjecajem fiskalne politike. Upravo je to tema ovoga rada, a istraživanjem je obuhvaćeno razdoblje od 2002. do 2015. godine i uključ...

This study empirically investigates the relationship between economic growth and renewable energy consumption within the data envelopment analysis (DEA) framework. The research spans the period from 1995 to 2012, and employs six energy and non-energy indicators based on which the relative efficiency of 28 European Union (EU) countries is assessed....

The main objective of this paper is to present an empirical application of the DEA method, by proposing an adequate model for determining the relative efficiencies of seven Croatian airports, and by analysing the obtained scores. To highlight different crucial aspects of airport performance in Croatia, four indicators are used for the period 2009-2...

Due to large and deepening development disparities among countries, comparisons across them have gained utmost importance, both in theoretical and empirical sense. At the same time, overuse of natural resources and climate change are among the most difficult issues today’s world is facing. Consequently, there is a growing research interest in inves...

Matematika je danas mnogim učenicima najomraženiji i najteži nastavni predmet. Takav negativan stav već kod predškolske djece nažalost stvara okolina, pa matematika s vremenom postaje „problem“ koji se sve češće rješava individualnim instrukcijama i sve više senzacionalistički interpretira u javnosti i medijima. Tako se čuju razna opravdanja za loš...

Growing socioeconomic inequalities and deepening polarization among and within nations indicate a major risk of political, social and economic instability. Policymakers need to deepen their awareness and understanding of the circumstances and find useful guidance and examples to inspire their effective qualitative and quantitative policies. This pa...

Exploring and explaining development gaps between countries is an important theoretical and empirical task. This paper presents empirical studies related to economic growth and its determinants across countries, based on the use of data envelopment analysis method. It emphasizes the importance of this nonparametric approach to macroeconomic efficie...

The aim of this paper is to use the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method to measure and analyze different relative efficiencies of five Croatian shipyards. The indicators are chosen to capture different aspects of shipbuilding performance in Croatia. Window analysis is used to determine shipyard efficiency and observe possible changes in shipyard...

A regional disparity is becoming increasingly important growth constraint. Policy makers need quantitative knowledge to design effective, targeted policies. In this paper, regional efficiency of Croatian counties is measured (2005-2007) using data envelopment analysis (DEA). Regional efficiency is driven by naturally, historically and politically c...

Achieving balanced national development and reducing interregional socio-economic disparities is a comprehensive economic challenge. In this study, regional efficiency of Croatian counties is measured and compared over the three-year period (2005-2007) using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The set of inputs and outputs consists of seven indicators...

A regional disparity is becoming increasingly important growth constraint. Using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology in this paper, the efficiency of Croatian counties is compared over the time period 2005-2010. Basing on seven socio-economic indicators and using models with assumption of constant and variable returns-to-scale, DEA identifi...

Due to expenditure increases that can be attributed to several reasons, healthcare systems throughout the world strive towards cost containment. In order to conduct it in a satisfactory manner, it is necessary first to determine the sources of inefficiency in the process of providing healthcare services. In this paper regional healthcare efficiency...

In this paper, regional efficiency of Croatian counties is measured in three-year period (2005-2007) using Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The set of inputs and outputs consists of seven socioeconomic indicators. Analysis is carried out using models with assumption of variable returns-to-scale. DEA identifies efficient counties as benchmark member...

Economic growth in the world today is extremely uneven. In the last decade we have witnessed a higher growth rates in industrial countries and in countries in transition. However, their growth is mostly based on external borrowing, creating a problem of higher external debt and budget deficit. As the growth rate of external debt exceeds the one of...

U disertaciji se mjeri regionalna efikasnost hrvatskih županija u trogodišnjem razdoblju od 2005. do 2007. godine, korištenjem neparametarske metode analize omeđivanja podataka (AOMP) zasnovane na linearnom programiranju. Prezentiran je skup inputa i outputa kojeg čine pokazatelji kojima je moguće mjeriti ostvareni stupanj regionalnog društveno-gos...

In this paper, we analyze the tourism efficiency of Croatian counties using data envelopment analysis (DEA) with the purpose of identifying counties which are efficient and which represent successful examples of tourism performance (benchmarking) as well as inefficient counties whose inefficiency should be minimized by undertaking certain necessary...

U ovom se radu analizira turistička efikasnost hrvatskih županija pomoću analize omeđivanja podataka (AOMP). Cilj je identificirati efikasne županije koje predstavljaju ogledne primjere turističkog poslovanja (benchmarking) kao i neefikasne županije čiju neefikasnost treba odgovarajućim mjerama minimizirati. Usporedba rezultata primjene modela s ko...

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a non-parametric linear programming-based tecimique used for evaluating the relative efficiency of homogenous operating entities on the basis of empirical data on their inputs and outputs. It is suitable in cases where other approaches do lot provide satisfactory results. The aim of this paper is its applicatioll...

Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a non-parametric linear programming-based technique used for evaluating the relative efficiency of homogenous operating entities on the basis of empirical data on their inputs and outputs. It is suitable in cases where other approaches do not provide satisfactory results. The aim of this paper is its application i...

Achieve high rates of economic growth is the government’s task of any country because the future world order depends on the own ability to improve the living standards of its citizens. In Croatia, observed at the regional level, is present uneven economic growth according to the GDP per capita, while in line with the nominal growth rate economic de...

Achieve high rates of economic growth is the government’s task of any country because the future world order depends on the own ability to improve the living standards of its citizens. In Croatia, observed at the regional level, is present uneven economic growth according to the GDP per capita, while in line with the nominal growth rate economic de...