Managerial efficiency and efficiency differentials in adult education: a conditional and bias-corrected efficiency analysis

Fritz Schiltz; Kristof De Witte; D. Mazrekaj

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Managerial efficiency and efficiency differentials in adult education: a conditional and bias-corrected efficiency analysis

Fritz Schiltz^*
, Kristof De Witte
, D. Mazrekaj

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KU Leuven

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In efficiency studies, inputs and outputs are often noisy measures, especially when education data is used. This article complements the conditional efficiency model by correcting for bias within conditional draws, using the m out of n bootstrap procedure. With a unique panel dataset, we estimate managerial efficiency, which accounts for nondiscretionary variables, and explain efficiency differentials of adult education programs in Flanders. Our results suggest that the characteristics of learners in a program matter for managerial efficiency, and that teacher characteristics are strongly correlated with efficiency differentials, as more homogeneity in the teacher workforce appears to result in higher program efficiency.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	529–546
Journal	Annals of Operations Research
Volume	288
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-019-03269-0
Publication status	Published - 28 Jul 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adult education
Conditional efficiency
Bias-correction
Bootstrapping

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Een efficiëntie-analyse van ondernemerschapsonderwijs in Vlaanderen
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