| Autor: |
Imen Ghannouchi, Foued Aloulou, Asma Farhat |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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This study aims to estimate the performance level of 24 Tunisian cities using the DEA method from 2008 to 2016. the scores were then regressed in a set of transport related factors to assess the impact of transport infrastructure on the variation of efficiency scores between the 24 cities and to interpret its contribution to their performance. Furthermore, we used multiple metrics of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and applied \(\beta\) and \(\sigma\) convergence/divergence of productivity to detect the sense of its evolution between cities. The key findings reveal the following: (i) The majority of regions have efficiency level ranging from 50–80%. (ii) The results of the second stage reveal the motorization rate has a negative impact on efficiency because it represents a source of traffic congestion when the number of vehicles exceeds the road capacity. The population density is negatively correlated with efficiency since regions with high population density are more charged and involve more traffic problem than those with weak density. (iii) The \(\beta\) and \(\sigma\) convergence/divergence tests show that there is a convergence of TFP in the sense that the lower productive cities have a faster tendency to be more productive than the higher ones. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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