Modelling pollution-generating technologies in performance benchmarking: Recent developments, limits and future prospects in the nonparametric framework

K Hervé Dakpo (1, 2) , Philippe Jeanneaux (2) , Laure Latruffe (3)

1 UMRH - Unité Mixte de Recherche sur les Herbivores - UMR 1213
2 UMR METAFORT - Mutations des activités des espaces et des formes d'organisation dans les territoires ruraux
3 SMART-LERECO - Structures et Marché Agricoles, Ressources et Territoires

This article is a critical review of methods integrating environmental aspects into productive efficiency. We describe the classic modelling approach relying on the weak disposability assumption, and explain the major recent developments around the inclusion of undesirable outputs in production technology modelling, namely the materials balance principles and the weak G-disposability, the by-production modelling and the cost disposability assumption, and the unified model under natural and managerial disposability concepts. We discuss the limits inherent in each methodology and suggest future research perspectives.

Mots clés: weak-G disposability; weak disposability; by-production; data envelopment analysis; bad outputs

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

K Hervé Dakpo, Philippe Jeanneaux, Laure Latruffe. Modelling pollution-generating technologies in performance benchmarking: Recent developments, limits and future prospects in the nonparametric framework. European Journal of Operational Research, 2016, 250 (2), pp.347-359. ⟨10.1016/j.ejor.2015.07.024⟩. ⟨hal-01224576⟩