On the methodological framework of composite indices: A review of the issues of weighting, aggregation, and robustness

S Greco, A Ishizaka, M Tasiou, G Torrisi - Social indicators research, 2019 - Springer
In recent times, composite indicators have gained astounding popularity in a wide variety of
research areas. Their adoption by global institutions has further captured the attention of the …

Building composite indicators using multicriteria methods: a review

S El Gibari, T Gómez, F Ruiz - Journal of Business Economics, 2019 - Springer
Composite indicators are increasingly recognised as a useful tool in policy analysis and
public communication. They provide simple comparisons of units that can be used to …

[HTML][HTML] A survey and analysis of the first 40 years of scholarly literature in DEA: 1978–2016

A Emrouznejad, G Yang - Socio-economic planning sciences, 2018 - Elsevier
In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

[HTML][HTML] Know your opponent: Which countries might fight the European carbon border adjustment mechanism?

I Overland, R Sabyrbekov - Energy Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Union (EU) plans to activate a carbon border adjustment mechanism
(CBAM) in January 2023. This is meant to secure fair competition for European energy …

Weights in multidimensional indices of wellbeing: An overview

K Decancq, MA Lugo - Econometric Reviews, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Multidimensional indices are becoming increasingly important instruments to assess the
wellbeing of societies. They move beyond the focus on a single indicator and yet they are …

Trajectories of efficiency measurement: A bibliometric analysis of DEA and SFA

HW Lampe, D Hilgers - European journal of operational research, 2015 - Elsevier
This study surveys the increasing research field of performance measurement by making
use of a bibliometric literature analysis. We concentrate on two approaches, namely Data …

Greening as a competitiveness optimizer of servitization

E Lafuente, Y Vaillant - Technovation, 2023 - Elsevier
Servitizing firms are increasingly pressured by internal, political and market forces to adopt a
parallel green strategy in the hopes of optimizing their competitive response to evolving …

[HTML][HTML] A composite indicator analysis for optimizing entrepreneurial ecosystems

E Lafuente, ZJ Ács, L Szerb - Research Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
We employ the 'benefit of the doubt'approach rooted in non-parametric techniques to
evaluate the entrepreneurial ecosystem of 71 countries for the period 2016. By scrutinizing …

[ΒΙΒΛΙΟ][B] Social multi-criteria evaluation for a sustainable economy

G Munda - 2008 - Springer
Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation for a Sustainable Economy Page 1 Giuseppe Munda Social
Multi-Criteria Evaluation for a Sustainable Economy Page 2 Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation for a …

Rickety numbers: Volatility of university rankings and policy implications

M Saisana, B d'Hombres, A Saltelli - Research policy, 2011 - Elsevier
The most popular world university rankings are routinely taken at face value by media and
social actors. While these rankings are politically influential, they are sensitive to both the …