کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
480431 1445972 2016 17 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Measuring active ageing: A Data Envelopment Analysis approach
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
اندازه گیری پیری فعال: رویکرد تحلیل پوششی داده ها
کلمات کلیدی
تحلیل پوششی داده ها؛ شاخص کامپوزیت؛ محدودیت های وزن مجازی؛ پیری فعال
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی کامپیوتر علوم کامپیوتر (عمومی)
چکیده انگلیسی


• We use DEA to evaluate the active ageing level in European countries.
• We develop weight restrictions to combine normative judgements with optimisation.
• We undertake sensitivity analysis to investigate the robustness of the results.
• We identify relevant benchmarks and realistic targets for underperforming countries.
• We contribute to develop a better tool for policy making in terms of active ageing.

The ‘Active Ageing Index’ was created with the purpose of helping policy makers implement and monitor active ageing policies both at European and national levels. However, this index has not fully achieved this purpose. In this article we propose a methodological approach based on Data Envelopment Analysis to enhance the measurement of active ageing in the European Union countries. We use a model with 22 indicators grouped into four domains. By introducing different types of virtual weight restrictions, we combine normative judgements with an optimisation procedure, showing each country in the best possible light. Furthermore, we undertake a sensitivity analysis regarding the effect of varying the limits of the relative contribution of each domain.The results show that the proposed approach has great potential in this context, allowing the comparison of countries and the identification of relevant targets and benchmarks, even when there is uncertainty regarding the relative importance of the indicators and domains considered. For most countries, the results are robust regarding different levels of flexibility for the relative contribution of each domain. We identify six countries that represent relevant benchmarks for the underperforming countries. The underperforming countries have some potential for improvement in terms of active ageing, whilst respecting their preferences and specificities for the processes that can be used to actively age. Based on a flexible evaluation of the countries, we contribute to develop a better tool to guide the European Union countries towards the formulation and monitoring of more effective policy measures to promote active ageing.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research - Volume 255, Issue 1, 16 November 2016, Pages 207–223
نویسندگان
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