Abstract

Exploring sources of inefficiency is an important issue for opera houses that are publicly regulated and run chiefly via public funding. Using data from German and Italian opera houses, in this article we use an approach based on data envelopment analysis (DEA) methodology to evaluate internal managerial efficiency and efficiency ascribable to the environment in which opera houses work. Further, we investigate productivity growth by building a convenient decomposition of the Malmquist index. The approach adopted could support managers of cultural organizations and cultural policy makers in discerning sources of inefficiency.

中文翻译：

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公共资助演艺的管理和政策效率评估：以歌剧院为例

摘要

对于受公共监管并主要通过公共资金运营的歌剧院来说，探索低效率的根源是一个重要问题。本文利用德国和意大利歌剧院的数据，采用基于数据包络分析（DEA）的方法来评估歌剧院内部管理效率和运营环境效率。此外，我们通过构建 Malmquist 指数的便捷分解来研究生产率增长。所采用的方法可以支持文化组织的管理者和文化政策制定者识别低效率的根源。