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Assessing the efficiency of Turkish secondary education: Heterogeneity, centralization, and scale diseconomies |
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| Authors: | Nurhan Davutyan [Author Vitae] Mert Demir [Author Vitae] |
| Institution: | a Department of Economics, Marmara University, Goztepe Campus, 34722 Istanbul, Turkey b Department of Industrial Engineering, Marmara University, Goztepe Campus, 34722 Istanbul, Turkey c Director, Pensions Monitoring Center, Kozyata?i, Istanbul, Turkey d Department of Economics, Galatasaray University, Be?ikta? Istanbul, Turkey |
| Abstract: | This paper begins with a historical overview of the Turkish educational system. We then use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and econometric methods to evaluate the system's efficiency. In doing so we identify scale diseconomies and relate them to underlying structural characteristics of the system. Selected suggestions on improving performance are offered. The roles of heterogeneity and centralization are also highlighted. Heterogeneity is modeled as an undesirable measure. The linkage between indicators of centralization and scale diseconomies was found to be statistically significant. The authors believe this to be the first study that investigates the impact of systemic characteristics such as heterogeneity and centralized structure on educational outcomes for Turkey. Since the country straddles the Middle East and the Balkans, culturally as well as geographically, it may be of interest to other countries in the region. |
| Keywords: | Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) Directional distance function Undesirable outputs Decreasing returns to scale (DRS) Decentralization Decision rights |
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