著者

鈴木 聡士 Peter NIJKAMP Piet RIETVELD

出版者

日本地域学会

雑誌

地域学研究 (ISSN:02876256)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.38, no.4, pp.1041-1053, 2008 (Released:2009-04-30)

参考文献数

20

被引用文献数

3 6

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Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has become an established approach in the analysis of efficiency problems in both public and private sectors. The aim of this paper is to present a newly developed Distance Friction Minimization (DFM) approach based on the BCC (Banker-Charnes-Cooper) model in order to provide an appropriate efficiency-improving projection model in DEA. In this approach a generalized distance friction will be developed to assist a Decision Making Unit (DMU) in improving its efficiency by a proper movement towards the efficiency frontier surface. Our DFM model is based on a generalized distance friction function and serves to assist a DMU in improving its performance by a proper movement towards the efficiency frontier surface. Standard DEA models use a uniform input reduction or a uniform output augmentation in the improvement projections, but our DFM approach aims to generate a new contribution to efficiency enhancement strategies by deploying a weighted projection function, while it may address both input reduction and output augmentation as a strategy of a DMU. A suitable form of multidimensional projection functions mapping out efficiency improvement is given by a Multiple Objective Quadratic Programming (MOQP) model in conformity with a Euclidean distance. The above-mentioned extended DEA model will be empirically illustrated by using a data set on government-ordinance-designated cities in Japan, where the aim is to increase the efficiency of administration management in these cities, based on various input and output performance characteristics of these cities.JFL classification: C44, C61, H72

著者

Piet RIETVELD Mark KOETSE

出版者

日本地域学会

雑誌

地域学研究 (ISSN:02876256)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.38, no.1, pp.215-225, 2008 (Released:2008-10-14)

参考文献数

33

被引用文献数

1 4

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In this paper we analyse the effectiveness and consequences of introducing parking fees. It is argued that pricing measures are effective for combating inefficiencies in parking behaviour caused by distortions such as information problems and costs of parking congestion. However, given the structure of the marginal external costs involved, pricing measures are not attractive for addressing other negative externalities such as the negative effect of parked cars on the attractiveness of areas such as historical centres and residential areas. Therefore, a mixture of pricing and quantity regulation is needed. Furthermore, it is often stated that paid parking has negative effects on retailing. This issue was addressed by estimating two models of cross-sectional data from Dutch cities and panel data at the city-district level in Amsterdam, respectively. The first analysis suggests that aggregate parking capacity at the city level has a limited impact on the success of central shopping areas. In the second model we find that an introduction or increase of parking fees appears to have no negative consequences on the urban retail sector.JEL Classification: R48