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Measuring performance in education: a cross-country analysis

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  • Marcelo Machado De Freitas
  • Leonardo Flach
  • Luísa Karam De Mattos
  • David Daniel Hammes Junior

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This research aims to identify and analyse the variables that affect the efficiency of public spending in secondary education, in a cross-country perspective. Applying the methods of data envelopment analysis, Malmquist index, and panel data regression, we analysed data from 65 countries that undertook the PISA examination. The results demonstrate that Brazil was the most inefficient in applying its resources over the period and achieved only 84.3% of its potential outputs. Finally, the significant variables in explaining the efficiency were the natural logarithm of the GDP per capita, the curriculum autonomy of schools, financial autonomy, and the level of corruption and the socioeconomic backgrounds of students.

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  • Marcelo Machado De Freitas & Leonardo Flach & Luísa Karam De Mattos & David Daniel Hammes Junior, 2020. "Measuring performance in education: a cross-country analysis," International Journal of Business Excellence, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 21(2), pages 170-190.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbexc:v:21:y:2020:i:2:p:170-190
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    1. Luísa Karam de Mattos & Leonardo Flach & Alexandre Marino Costa & Rafael Pereira Ocampo Moré, 2022. "Effectiveness and Sustainability Indicators in Higher Education Management," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-17, December.

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