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Based on a sample of ten of the country's 21public universities, this article examines therelative efficiency of South Africanuniversities between 1994 and 1997 using DataEnvelopment Analysis. After outlining thenature and limitations of the technique, aseries of seven models were tested. Each used aconsolidation of the annual output of graduatesand research as the output variable and testedthis against various input variables. A highdegree of consistency and stability was found.Differences in efficiency during the four yearperiod were studied and the article concludeswith a discussion of four factors which appearcentral in explaining differences in efficiencybetween universities.
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Taylor, B., Harris, G. Relative efficiency among South African universities: A data envelopment analysis. Higher Education 47, 73–89 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:HIGH.0000009805.98400.4d
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