DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES - DEA AND MALMQUIST INDICATORS, IN CRS MODE, FOR MEASURING THE EFFICIENCY OF ROMANIAN PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

This paper presents the results of an efficiency study regarding the public universities in Romania, based on the data from 2014-2017. The study was realized using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology and VRS (variable return to scale) and CRS (static return to scale), oriented to the output and also to the input. The main objective is to determine technical and allocative efficiency using data obtained from the Ministry of National Education and the National Institute of Statistics, on the efficiency of public higher education institutions in Romania. The universities were also set in order using the Pareto efficiency model. The results showed that by analyzing the educational efficiency of the 49 public higher education units in Romania, the best performing state universities were: "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca (I), The University of Bucharest (2), "Alexandru Loan Cuza" University of Iasi (3), Politehnica University of Bucharest (4), Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy Bucharest(5), while "Constantin Brancusi" University of Targu flu, "Valachia" University of Targoviste, The University of Petrosani, The University of Pitesti, North University of Baia Mare, "Aurel Vlaicu" University of Tirgoviste and The University of Bacau were the worst performing state universities in Romania, in a comparative analysis.