The Determinants of the Technical Efficiency of Secondary Schools in Malaysia: A Panel Evidence

IF 1 Q3 ECONOMICS
Etikonomi Pub Date : 2021-02-22 DOI:10.15408/ETK.V20I1.17204
Rozita Baba, Zulkefly Abdul Karim, M. Majid, Noorasiah Sulaiman
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This study aims to identify the level of technical efficiency of secondary schools and its determinants using the data of 626 Malaysian secondary schools over 2010-2014. Two estimation techniques have been used; the first step is to estimate the school's efficiency score by employing a Data Envelopment Analysis approach. In the second step, we examine the factors affecting the schools' efficiency using a static panel data analysis. The main findings revealed that secondary education is technically inefficient, and on average, the schools can increase their output by 33% using the same resources. Secondary schools in rural areas and less-developed states indicate a better technical efficiency level than schools in urban areas and developed states. Factors that affect technical efficiency are school size, per capita income, and average wage.  The findings suggest that the school may perform better by increasing the schools' size by having more classes.  The opportunities to increase residents' and households' income may help the areas perform better than others. JEL Classification:  H5, H75 How to Cite: Baba, R., Karim, Z. A., Majid, M. A., & Sulaiman, N. (2021). The Determinants of The Technical Efficiency of Secondary Schools in Malaysia: Panel Evidence. Etikonomi , 20 (1), 169 – 184. https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i1.17204.
马来西亚中学技术效率的决定因素:一个小组证据
本研究旨在利用2010-2014年626所马来西亚中学的数据,确定中学的技术效率水平及其决定因素。使用了两种估计技术;第一步是通过采用数据包络分析方法来估计学校的效率得分。在第二步,我们使用静态面板数据分析来检验影响学校效率的因素。主要研究结果显示,中学教育在技术上效率低下,平均而言,学校使用相同的资源可以增加33%的产出。农村地区和欠发达州的中学技术效率水平高于城市地区和发达州的中学。影响技术效率的因素有学校规模、人均收入和平均工资。研究结果表明,通过开设更多的课程来扩大学校规模,学校可能会表现得更好。增加居民和家庭收入的机会可能会帮助这些地区比其他地区表现得更好。如何引用:Baba, R., Karim, Z. A., Majid, M. A., & Sulaiman, N.(2021)。马来西亚中学技术效率的决定因素:小组证据。中华医学杂志,20(1),169 - 184。https://doi.org/10.15408/etk.v20i1.17204。
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