Is there a prison size dilemma?: an empirical analysis of output-specific economies of scale
We advocate a nonparametric multi-output framework to estimate output specific economies of scale and we apply this model to male prisons in England and Wales over the sample period 2009-2012. To estimate output-specific returns to scale in prisons, we consider not only the cost-per-place, but also...
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| author | Hennebel, Veerle Simper, Richard Verschelde, Marijn |
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| description | We advocate a nonparametric multi-output framework to estimate output specific economies of scale and we apply this model to male prisons in England and Wales over the sample period 2009-2012. To estimate output-specific returns to scale in prisons, we consider not only the cost-per-place, but also qualitative outputs such as purposeful out-of-cell activity and successful reintegration. Furthermore, we introduce environmental heterogeneity using the characteristics of the prison(ers). England and Wales offers a unique example to study economies of scale in prisons as the UK has started to build new super-size prisons in order to replace the most outdated prisons. |
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| spelling | nottingham-414232019-03-27T04:30:14Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41423/ Is there a prison size dilemma?: an empirical analysis of output-specific economies of scale Hennebel, Veerle Simper, Richard Verschelde, Marijn We advocate a nonparametric multi-output framework to estimate output specific economies of scale and we apply this model to male prisons in England and Wales over the sample period 2009-2012. To estimate output-specific returns to scale in prisons, we consider not only the cost-per-place, but also qualitative outputs such as purposeful out-of-cell activity and successful reintegration. Furthermore, we introduce environmental heterogeneity using the characteristics of the prison(ers). England and Wales offers a unique example to study economies of scale in prisons as the UK has started to build new super-size prisons in order to replace the most outdated prisons. Elsevier 2017-10-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41423/1/PrisonSizeDilemmaRevision%20%28Final%29.pdf Hennebel, Veerle, Simper, Richard and Verschelde, Marijn (2017) Is there a prison size dilemma?: an empirical analysis of output-specific economies of scale. European Journal of Operational Research, 262 (1). pp. 306-321. ISSN 0377-2217 Data envelopment analysis Economies of scale Multi-output production UK penology http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377221717302771 doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2017.03.055 doi:10.1016/j.ejor.2017.03.055 |
| spellingShingle | Data envelopment analysis Economies of scale Multi-output production UK penology Hennebel, Veerle Simper, Richard Verschelde, Marijn Is there a prison size dilemma?: an empirical analysis of output-specific economies of scale |
| title | Is there a prison size dilemma?: an empirical analysis of output-specific economies of scale |
| title_full | Is there a prison size dilemma?: an empirical analysis of output-specific economies of scale |
| title_fullStr | Is there a prison size dilemma?: an empirical analysis of output-specific economies of scale |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is there a prison size dilemma?: an empirical analysis of output-specific economies of scale |
| title_short | Is there a prison size dilemma?: an empirical analysis of output-specific economies of scale |
| title_sort | is there a prison size dilemma?: an empirical analysis of output-specific economies of scale |
| topic | Data envelopment analysis Economies of scale Multi-output production UK penology |
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